The Placido Domingo Album

On this CD:

1. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527 Act 2, Il Mio Tesoro
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Sir Edward Downes

2. Martha, opera Act 3: M'apparì tutt'amor ("Ach, so fromm")
Composed by Friedrich von Flotow
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Nello Santi

3. Faust, opera Act 3: Salut! Demeure Chaste et Pure
Composed by Charles Gounod
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Nello Santi

4. Roméo et Juliette, opera Act 2: Ah! Lève-toi, Soleil!
Composed by Charles Gounod
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Nello Santi

5. Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes

6. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 In Fernem Land (Gralserzahlung)
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Sir Edward Downes

7. L'elisir d'amore, opera Act 2: Una Furtiva Lagrima
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Nello Santi

8. La bohème, opera Act 1: Che Gelida Manina
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Georg Solti

9. Tosca, opera Act 1: Recondita armonia
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Placido Domingo, Paul Plishka
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

10. Tosca, opera Act 3: E lucevan le stelle
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

11. Turandot, opera Act 1: Non Piangere, Liù!
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Nello Santi

12. Pagliacci, opera Act 1: Vesti La Giubba
Composed by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Nello Santi

13. Andrea Chénier, opera Act 1: Un Di All'Azzurro Spazio
Composed by Umberto Giordano
Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by James Levine

14. Andrea Chénier, opera Act 4: Come un bel dì di maggio
Composed by Umberto Giordano
Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by James Levine

15. Cavalleria rusticana, opera in 1 act Viva Il Vino Spumeggiante
Composed by Pietro Mascagni
Performed by John Alldis Choir / New Philharmonia Orchestra with Placido Domingo, Georgetta Pasaros
Conducted by Nello Santi

16. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24 Act 1 Kuda vy Udalilis (Lenski's Aria)
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Sir Edward Downes

17. Il Trovatore, opera Ah, Si, Ben Mio Coll'essere
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

18. Il Trovatore, opera Di Quella Pira
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Leontyne Price, Placido Domingo
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

19. La Traviata, opera De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes

20. Rigoletto, opera Questa O Quella
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Nello Santi

21. Rigoletto, opera Parmi Veder Le Lagrime
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes

22. Rigoletto, opera La Donna E Mobile
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Nello Santi

23. Luisa Miller, opera Quando Le Sere Al Placido
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Sir Edward Downes

24. Simon Boccanegra, opera Sento Avvampar Nell'anima
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Sir Edward Downes

25. Un ballo in maschera, opera Di'tu Se Fedele
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Nello Santi

26. I Vespri siciliani, opera (Les vêpres siciliennes) Giorno Di Pianto
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by James Levine

27. Aida, opera Celeste Aida
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Erich Leinsdorf

28. Don Carlo, opera Dio, Che Nell'Alma Infondere
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes
Conducted by Anton Guadagno

29. Otello, opera Gia Nella Notte Densa
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Santa Cecilia National Academy Orchestra Rome with Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli
Conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni

30. Otello, opera Si, Pel Ciel Marmoreo Giuro!
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes
Conducted by Anton Guadagno

31. O, Tu Che in Seno Agli Angeli
Composed by Research Composer
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Anton Guadagno

Tracks:

Dis (Flower Duet from Lakm Nathalie Dessay and Delphine Haidan
E lucevan le stelle (Tosca): Placido Domingo
Ebben? ne andrntana (La Wally): Maria Callas
Suzel, bon di (Cherry Duet from L' amico Fritz): Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni
Belle nuit, it d'amour (Barcarolle from Les Contes d'Hoffmann): Ann Murray, Jessye Norman
Song to the Moon (from Rusalka): Lucia Popp
Recitar!...Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci): Josarreras
Ecco! respiro appena. Io son l'umile ancell (from Adriana Lecouvreur): Kiri Te Kanawa
O soave fanciulla (from La boh): Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna
Un bel di vedremo (from Madama Butterfly): Montserrat Caballe
Ingemisco (from Verdi's Requiem): Luciano Pavarotti
Frondi tenere...Ombra mai fom Xerxes): David Daniels
Non pirai (from Le nozze di Figaro): Thomas Allen
Au fond du temple saint (Temple Duet from Les Peurs de perles): Ernest Blanc, Nicolai Gedda
O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi): Angela Gheorghiu
La donna obile (from Rigoletto): Roberto Alagna
Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie (Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore): L'Orchestra et Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Der H Rache (from Die Zauberfl: Natalie Dessay
Libiamo ne'lieti calici (Brindisi) (from La Traviata): Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna

Tracks:

Casta Diva (from Norma): Maria Callas
Canzonetta sull'aria (from Le nozze di Figaro): Anna Moffo, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Se quel guerrier io fossi...Celeste Aida (from Aida): Placido Domingo
Vissi d'arte (from Tosca): Angela Gheorghiu
Che gelida manina (from La boh): Roberto Alagna
SMi chiamano Mimfrom La boh): Mirella Freni, Nicolai Gedda
L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera from Carmen): Victoria de los Angeles
Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco): L'Orchestra et Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Dove sono (from Le nozze di Figaro): Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Un aura amorosa (from Cosan tutte): Placido Domingo
J'ai perdu mon Eurydice (from Orphet Eurydice): Anne-Sofie von Otter
Non mi dir (from Don Giovanni): oan Sutherland
O Mimtu pi torni (from La boh): Jussi Bjng, Robert Merrill
La mamma morta (from Andrea Cher): Maria Callas
Largo al factotum (from Il barbiere di Siviglia): Thomas Hampson
Summertime (from Porgy and Bess): Kiri Te Kanawa
Dich, teure Halle (from Tannher): Jessye Norman
Nessun dorma (from Turandot): Rhine Opera Chorus, Josarreras

Amazon.com

This is a remarkable collection: two and a half hours' worth of opera arias, duets, and a couple of choruses, and nary a dud among them. All the stars are here, from Alagna to Schwarzkopf, with stops at Gheorghiu, Callas, Bjoerling, Dessay, Gedda, Carreras, Popp, Domingo, Norman--and a bunch of others. And the repertoire is wisely chosen: the gorgeous Flower Duet from Lakme, de los Angeles singing Bizet's Habanera from Carmen, the famous Pearl Fishers duet (Gedda, Blanc), Wally's exit into the snow from La Wally (Callas), the Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffmann (Jessye Norman and Ann Murray), "Largo al factotum" with an energetic Thomas Hampson as The Barber of Seville, Domingo in "Celeste Aida," countertenor David Daniels in a Handel aria, the heavenly "Song to the Moon" from Rusalka, sung as in a dream by Lucia Popp, Caballe as Madama Butterfly, and many more--37 tracks in all. Even if you already own some of these, having them all in one place makes for breathless, glorious listening. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Heavenly..........2007-04-03

I am not particularly a fan of opera but do realize it's merit. I also appreciate the talent of it's artists. This 2 disc set offers a wide, wisely chosen selection from most of the popular operas, performed by most of the world's greatest singers, present and yesteryear. Yes, you will find legends such as Maria Callas to Pavarotti to the up and coming Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu; sharing space on these discs. Economically, I was able to obtain this set for under ten bucks. My research could not find a more varied set with such a stellar roster at any price. It will impress any novice to seasoned collecter. I wish that EMI annotated the set better, a brief synopsis of each track would have tutorial value. The sound reproduction flows seemlessly from track to track.

Nice collection of major figures.......2007-01-04

This is billed as "the greatest opera stars on one double album for the first time ever."

Many major voices of the first part of the past half century are presented on this CD (e.g., Shwartzkopf, Moffo, Freni, de los Angelos, Sutherland, Callas, Gedda, Merrill, Bjoerling, Pavarotti, Sutherland, Domingo, et al.). Also represented are some more contemporary singers, among whom are Kanawa, Gheorgiu, Alagna, Dessay, and so on).

So, a nice album. But we are also reminded of the absence of some major figures on CDs (such as Richard Tucker, who is little represented on CDs). . . . Hopefully, in future years, more of those glorious voices will become accessible on CD.

Gran recopilatorio.......2004-02-29

Este recopilatorio ofrece variedad de estilos, versiones siempre de alto nivel y precio medio muy interesante. Muy recomendable para iniciarse en el mundo de la opera de la mano de los mejores artistas de hoy y de ayer, aunque algunos de los grandes cantantes se echan quiza en falta.

blend of great opera for novice or opera buff!.......2003-03-03

Beautiful music for anyone. Even those I know who generally dislike opera have taken an interest! These are truly highlights of some of the greatest peices...breathtaking voices...relaxing and yet movingingly passionate. I reccomend this for anyone wanting a varied and yet stunning collection.

Nessun dorma!.......2002-12-01

This set of two CDs is a great way to listen to some highlights from many different operas when you aren't in the mood to listen to a full opera. Many of your favorite arias are here, such as Nessun Dorma, Habanera, Non piu andrai etc. But what I liked most about it is that it features many different artists. While I love my Pavarotti and Domingo albums, it is nice to hear other singers.

Also, hearing some pieces that sounded familiar have gotten me interested in operas I haven't heard or seen before, such as the Flower Duet from Lakme. I've heard that before--but where? Probably in some car commercial...

Customer Reviews:

The only album I need? Not really........2004-06-14

There's something a little sad about this particular marketing scheme: The ONLY operetta album you'll ever need. it implies that everything operetta offers could be contained on one disc. It cheapens the form to think it could be distilled into 74 minutes, and it invites ridicule, because nobody could pick the tracks that would please everybody. Having said that, this compilation is pretty poor even for an exercise in futility.

First there is the matter of the composers represented. Offenbach, Strauss, Lehar, Flotow. So far, we're good. The inclusion of Robert Stolz and Carl Zeller would be alright, except that there is nothing by Gilbert and Sullivan, Victor Herbert, Jerome Kern, and a couple other giants of operetta. There is also a further insult; the bizarre inclusion of two versions of 'Dein ist mein ganzes herz', one in German, and one in English. This is, to be sure, a great operetta moment, but is operetta really so bereft of great moments as to warrant the inclusion of two versions of the same tune? Or did the compilers not realize they were one and the same? Neither answer inspires confidence. It even appears that one of the tracks, "Wien wird bei Nacht erst schoen" is not actually from an operetta, which is truly inexcusable in light of the glaring omissions of entire categories of operetta. And couldn't we get a recording with Stolz conducting his own pieces? Presumably BMG had access to such recordings, seeing as he conducts three of the other tracks on the album. And surely there are more numbers to mine from Fledermaus that rank higher than some of these maudlin numbers from Viennese oddities.

The performances are admirable, particularly Domingo's 'M'appari', which is as good as one might expect from him, and 'Das Leben Ruft', a glittering number by Lucia Popp in fine form. But the tracks by Moffo and Caballe are not terribly good; the two were clearly past their primes. Rudolf Schock sounds much better in the redundant 'Dein ist mein ganzes herz' than he does in 'Komm in die Gondel', which is pretty dismal until the very end, where he pulls out a nice closing note in head voice. Wunderlich is predictably good at this material, as is von Stade. Jerry Hadley is exceptional at the 'Wolgenlied', but sounds pretty ordinary in 'Schoen ist die welt'

Tracks:

Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) - Luciano Pavarotti/London Voices
Silent Night (Stille Nacht) - The Bach Choir/Sir David Willcocks
Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
Once In Royal David's City - Robin Barter/David Briggs/The Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
Ding Dong! Merrily On High - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
Joy To The World - Joan Sutherland
Good King Wenceslas - Simon Keenlyside/Richard Suart/Stephen Cleobury/The Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge...
Wiegenlied (Brahms' Lullaby) - Renata Tebaldi
In Dulce Jubilo - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Sinfonia - Stuttgarter Kammerorchester/Karl Munchinger
Messiah: For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Chicago Symphony Chorus And Orchestra/Sir Georg Solti
Ave Maria - Kiri Te Kanawa
L'Enfance Du Christ: Shepherds' Farewell - St Anthony Singers
Mille Cherubini In Coro - Luciano Pavarotti
See Amid The Winter's Snow - Simon Preston/The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
What Child Is This? - Anthony Way/Tom Finucane/John Scott
The First Nowell - David Briggs/The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
O Tannenbaum - Leontyne Price
While Shepherds Watched - Simon Preston/The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
Away In A Manger - Anthony Way/The Choir Of St Paul's Cathedral/John Scott
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - John Scott/James Blades/David Corkhill

Tracks:

Deck The Hall - Joan Sutherland/The Ambrosian Singers
The Holly And The Ivy - Jonathan Lamb/Christopher Hughes/Simon Haynes/Roland Robertson/The Choir Of King's College...
Panis Angelicus - Luciano Pavarotti/Wandsworth Boys Choir
In The Bleak Midwinter - Anthony Way/The Choir Of St Paul's Cathedral
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - John Scott/James Blades/David Corkhill
German Dance No.3, K.605: Sleigh Ride - Wiener Mozart Ensemble/Willi Boskovsky
The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Joan Sutherland/The Ambrosian Singers
Shepherds In The Fields Abiding - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle - Renata Tebaldi
I Saw Three Ships - Mark Tinkler/William Kendall/The Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge/George Guest
O Holy Night - Leontyne Price
O Little Town Of Bethlehem - David Briggs/The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
Gesu Bambino - Luciano Pavarotti/Wandsworth Boys' Choir
Rocking - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
The Virgin's Slumber Song - Joan Sutherland
Child In A Manger - The Choir And Orchestra Of Clare College, Cambridge/John Rutter
Hosanna In Excelsis - Placido Domingo/James Lancelot/Winchester Cathedral Choir
The Nutcracker: Waltz Of The Snowflakes - Members Of The Finchley Children's Music Group
White Christmas - Kiri Te Kanawa/London Voices
The Skaters' Waltz - National Philharmonic Orchestra/Douglas Gamley
Mary's Boy Child - Kiri Te Kanawa/London Voices

Customer Reviews:

A Christmas celebration for Classical Music Lovers only.......2002-11-06

The cover of this 2 disc set features half a dozen of the great voices of our time: Pavarotti, Domingo, Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Kiri Te Kanawa, and Leontyne Price. However, selections by these soloists comprise only 2/5 of the set, the rest being choral and orchestral works.

Nor are these fabulous voices given equal representation. Pavarotti and my personal favorite, Joan Sutherland, have four songs apiece; Price and Kanawa have three apiece; Renata Tebaldi two and only one for Placido Domingo.

However, this is basically a very good collection. The first disc is a bit on the solemn side, while the second is brighter. Pavarotti leads off the entire collection with "Adeste Fideles" and returns later on the first disc with "Mille Cherubini in Coro". His renditions of "Panis Angelicus" and "Gesu Bambino" help grace the second CD.

Joan Sutherland brightens the first disc with her "Joy To The World" and then sets the lighter mood of the second disc with "Deck The Halls" and later returns with a sprightly "Twelve Days of Christmas". She also gives us the beautiful and tender "Virgin Slumber Song". Leontyne Price gives us Schubert's "Ave Maria", "O Tannenbaum" and "O Holy Night". Kiri Te Kanawa gives us Bach/Gounod's "Ave Maria", surprises us with "White Christmas" (a very beautiful & unique interpretation), and winds up the entire set with "Mary's Boy Child". Renata Tebaldi's contributions are Brahms' "Lullaby" and "Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle". Placido Domingo's sole appearance is with the dynamic "Hosanna in Excelsis" from Lloyd Weber's Requiem.

It is a splendid feast of vocal performances. However, the choral and orchestral selections have weak spots. I was especially disappointed in the Chicago Symphony & Chorus rendition of "For Unto Us a Child Is Born", and also thought that a good rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus would've worked better. The orchestral selections did have bright spots such as "Sleigh Ride" (Mozart's, not Leroy Anderson's), Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the Snowflakes" from the Nutcracker, and the "Skater's Waltz".

All in all, this is a collection which belongs in your Christmas Classical collection, but can't be considered an absolute essential.

This may be a good album; the marketing ploy is shameless.......2001-11-15

I have not listened specifically to this edition, but I can tell you with near absolute certainty that this is a classic example of marketing at its most shameless. This is nothing more than a reissue of "The Greatest Christmas Show on Earth", but with a different title! (Something similar was done back in 1963, when the Harry Simeone Chorale's ever-popular 1958 LP, "Sing We Now of Christmas", was retitled and re-released as "The Little Drummer Boy"--its current CD title--, but at least the advertising there seemed slightly more honest.)

Everything on "The #1 Christmas Album" is exactly the same as on "The Greatest Christmas Show on Earth", right down to the order of the musical selections on the album. Only the cover design is different. Decca/London apparently believes that it can fool its customers into thinking that they are buying another album if they simply change the title. Of course, the album itself is reasonably good, though not on the level of most of my favorite Christmas albums, not even the now-deleted RCA Victor "Christmas Treasures", a collection culled from RCA Victor's Living Stereo series. The offense lies in the marketing gimmick,something I have never seen in all my years of avid CD buying. This is worse than all those "collections" which just rehash old material--at least each collection is a newly organized album.

Touch of angle, touch of heart.......2001-11-14

If you enjoy opera or choir, this is a must collection. The Choir of King's College probably knows the secret how to make the listener flying among thousands of Christmas candles. Pavarotti's opening is so mighty that remind people, this year, to be courageous and to believe (not limited from religious sense but the humanity perspective.) And his Mill Cherubini and Panis Angelicus can vibrate one's tear from the heart, reflecting to the tragedy and the war in 2001. As for the sopranos, this collection is a Jewel. Joan Sutherland's Deck The Hall and The Twelve Days of Christmas bring out the merry atmosphere of the season and cheer one's mood to celebrate. Also her Virgin's Slumber Song has so much beauty and grace . Kanawa's Ave Maria is so dramatic performed that perfectly drawn out the human's longing for love and protection. All the orchestra also have done a splendid job. The arrangement is perfect there is no dull moment from the beginning to the end.

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The Placido Domingo Album

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Tracks:

Il Mio Tesoro
M'Appari Tutt'amor
Salut! Demeure Chaste Et Pure
Ah! Leve-Toi, Soleil
La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee
In Fernem Land
Una Furtiva Lagrima
Che Gelida Manina
Recondita Armonia
E Licevan Le Stelle
Non Piangere, Liu
Vesti La Giubba
Un Di All'Azzurro Spazio
Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio
Viva Il Vino Spumeggiante
Lenski's Aria

Tracks:

Ah, Si, Ben Mio Coll'essere
Di Quella Pira
De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti
Questa O Quella
Parmi Veder Le Lagrime
La Donna E Mobile
Quando Le Sere Al Placido
Sento Avvampar Nell'Anima
Di'tu Se Fedele
Giorno Di Pianto
Celeste Aida
Dio, Che Nell'alma Infondere
Gia Nella Notte Densa
Si, Pel Ciel Marmoreo Giuro!
O, Tu Che In Seno Agli Angeli

Customer Reviews:

Placido.......2007-04-11

I love any album put out by this wonderful tenor. This is one of my favorites and I play it often. I will be very sad when he stops doing albums, as I think I have most of them now.