Plácido Domingo Sings Arias & Scenes, Vol. 1

On this CD:

1. Roberto Devereux (Il Conte di Essex), opera Ed ancor la tremenda porta... Bagnato il sen di lagrime
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by New York City Opera Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Julius Rudel

2. La Traviata, opera Libiamo ne' lieti
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by New York City Opera Orchestra with Placido Domingo, Maralin Niska
Conducted by David Effron

3. La Traviata, opera Un dì felice, eterea
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by New York City Opera Orchestra with Placido Domingo, Maralin Niska
Conducted by David Effron

4. La Traviata, opera Lunge da lei... De' miei bollenti spiriti
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by New York City Opera Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by David Effron

5. La Traviata, opera Parigi o cara... Ah, non pi
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by New York City Opera Orchestra with Placido Domingo, Maralin Niska, Seymor Schwartzman
Conducted by David Effron

6. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 Das süße Lied... Wie hehr erkenn'ich
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Hungarian State Opera Orchestra with Placido Domingo, Arlene Saunders
Conducted by Matthias Kuntzsch

7. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 In fernem Land
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Hungarian State Opera Orchestra with Placido Domingo, Arlene Saunders
Conducted by Matthias Kuntzsch

8. La bohème, opera Che gelida manina
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by New York City Opera Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Franco Patane

9. Pagliacci, opera Recitar!... Vesti la giubba
Composed by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Performed by New York City Opera Orchestra with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Emerson Buckley

Tracks:

Roberto Devereux: Ed Ancor La Tremenda Porta...Bagnato Il Sen Di Lagrime - Placido Domingo
La Traviata: Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici - Placido Domingo/Maralin Niska
La Traviata: Un Di Felice, Eterea - Placido Domingo/Maralin Niska
La Traviata: Lunge Da Lei...De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti - Placido Domingo
La Traviata: Parigi O Cara...Ah, Non Piu (Finale) - Placido Domingo/Maralin Niska/Seymour Schwartzman
Lohengrin: Das Susse Lied...Wie Hehr Erkenn'ich - Placido Domingo/Arlene Saunders
Lohengrin: In Fernem Land - Placido Domingo/Arlene Saunders
La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina - Placido Domingo
Pagliacci: Recitar!...Vesti La Giubba - Placido Domingo

Tracks:

Manon: Je Suis Seul - Placido Domingo
Manon: Ah, Des Grieux!...O Manon - Placido Domingo/Beverly Sills
Manon: Le Ciel Lui-meme - Placido Domingo/Beverly Sills
Manon: N'est Ce Plus Ma Main - Placido Domingo/Beverly Sills
Carmen: Quels Regards! - Placido Domingo/Cincinnati Summer Opr Chor
Carmen: Parle Moi De Ma Mere - Placido Domingo/Sylvia Cooper/Cincinnati Summer Opr Chor
Carmen: Dragons D'Alcala - Placido Domingo/Mignon Dunn/Cincinnati Summer Opr Chor
Carmen: La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee - Placido Domingo/Cincinnati Summer Opr Chor
Carmen: Non, Tu Ne M'aimes Pas - Placido Domingo/Mignon Dunn/Cincinnati Summer Opr Chor
Carmen: C'est Toi?...C'est Moi! - Placido Domingo/Mignon Dunn/Cincinnati Summer Opr Chor
Carmen: Tu Ne M'aimes Donc Plus? - Placido Domingo/Mignon Dunn/Cincinnati Summer Opr Chor
Tosca: Recondita Armonia - Placido Domingo
Tosca: Mario, Mario - Placido Domingo/Jeannine Crader
Tosca: E Lucevan Le Stelle - Placido Domingo
Tosca: O Dolci Mani - Placido Domingo/Jeannine Crader

Customer Reviews:

Pre-Met Debut Domingo: His NYC Opera Years 1966--1969.......2005-11-17

This recording is a fine memento of tenor Placido Domingo's first operatic performances in the US, as he was the principal tenor for the New York City Opera from '66 to '69 back when Julius Rudel was principal conductor and Beverly Sills its reigning soprano. Yes, these are live taped performances and as such the typical noises of applause and coughing pop up but any fan of Domingo, or Sills for that matter will eat it up. Roberto Devereux by Donizetti was the opera that earned Beverly Sills the cover of Time magazine in 1971. She performed the role of Queen Elisabeth and Placido Domingo sang Devereaux. Their on-stage chemistry was magnetic and their singing was unsurpassed. Here Domingo sings the Prison Scene. Domingo had sung Alfredo in previous Mexico City productions of Traviata but his first American Alfredo was with NY City Opera and here he sings with robust but elegant lyricism. He was singing Wagner this early in his career. Lohengrin was his firt Wagnerian opera and as the titular knight he sings gorgeously. Here we are treated to his "Das Sube Lied" with City Opera soprano Arlene Sanders singing a radiant Elsa. The most moving, absolutely the most inspiring "In Fernem Land" with its religious spark is pure gold in the hands of Domingo. Of course, Domingo excelled in all the juicy Italian tenor roles- Rodolfo in Boheme. His Che Gelida Manin is touching and poignant. His rendition of "Vesti La Giubba" from Pagliacci is a vocal homage to his idol Enrico Caruso and Domingo sings with stunning dramatic force. My favorite tracks are the excerpts from Massenet's Manon. Beverly Sills scored immense success singing Manon and here we see why. On a live recording, she pulls out all the stops and we see how she had the audience moved by her graceful but impassioned singing. Domingo was a supreme Des Grieux, and it is too bad he didn't sing the French-sung Des Grieux of Massenet's opera as much as he did the Italian-sung Des Grieux of Puccini's opera. The rest of the album covers scenes from Bizet's Carmen, with mezzo soprano diva Mignon Dunn as Carmen. Mignon Dunn was probably the sexiest looking Carmen but vocally there are things missing. She has the suitable voice but lacks subtleties and shades to the voice. However, it is still a fine Carmen, especially because Domingo is a superb Don Jose, a role he sang numerous times and was nearly a signature role for him. Domingo's Cavaradossi from Tosca is another signature role and here he sings E Lucevan La Stelle and the Act 1 Duet with aplomb. Enough said, folks.