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Placido Domingo is a phenomenon, and every aspect of his artistry is on display in this 2-CD compilation, which includes arias from his signature roles in Italian, French, German, and Russian operas, and songs from Viennese and Spanish operettas. The original recordings range from the early 1970s to the present and show that though over the years his bright golden voice has taken on a darker, more burnished glow, it has retained the melting lyricism, the heroic ring, the thrilling top notes, and the focused intensity that make it instantly recognizable. (Comparing the Verdi arias included here with their counterparts of later vintage in the all-Verdi set The Tenor Arias bears this out.) The program demonstrates his stylistic and expressive versatility and his ability to instantly establish character and mood, from Lenski's sorrow (in Eugene Onegin), Cavaradossi's heart-rending despair (in Tosca), Otello's shattering agony, to Tristan's passion, Siegfried's exuberance, Faust's ardor (first in French by Gounod, then in Italian by Boito). In three Mozart arias, Domingo spins endless, perfectly shaped phrases with incredible breath control, then adds an oddity: the famous duet between Zerlina and Don Giovanni, a role he has not performed. Five Viennese operetta songs, one of which he also conducts, are delightful; there is a smile of pleasure in his voice, but not a hint of kitsch. By contrast, Tchaikovsky's "None but the Lonely Heart" is spoiled by an orchestration that is pure Hollywood. In the final Spanish group, he is on home ground and incomparable. This is a glorious record, a must for all lovers of great singing. --Edith Eisler
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Tracks| 1 | Ill Mio Tesoro | | 2 | Un'aura Amorosa | | 3 | Dies Bildnis Ist Bezaubernd Schon | | 4 | La Ci Darem La Mano | | 5 | Vani Sono I Lamenti...Svegliatevi Nel Core | | 6 | Pays Merveilleux...O Paradis | | 7 | Quel Trouble Inconnu Me Penetre...Salut ! Demeure Chaste Et Pure (Faust, Act III) | | 8 | Ah! Tout Est Bien Fini... O Souverain, O Juge, O Pere (Le Cid, Act III) | | 9 | None But The Lonley Heart | | 10 | Lensky's Aria | | 11 | Donna, Non Vidi Mai (Manon Lescauy Act, II) | | 12 | Ah, Manon, Mi Tradisce | | 13 | Dammi I Colori...Recondita Armonia | | 14 | E Lucevan Le Stelle (Tosca, Act III) | | 15 | Ch'ella Mi Creda (La Fanciulla Del West, Act III) | | 16 | Dai Campi, Dai Prati (Mefistofele, Act I) | | 17 | Virgini Muse...Quando Al Soave Anelito | | 18 | O Sink Hernieder, Nacht Der Liebe | | 19 | Was Am Besten Er Kann...Hoho! Hohei! | | 20 | Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi!...Celeste Aida | | 21 | Su, Profetessa...Di Tu Se Fedele | | 22 | Forse La Soglia Attinse...Ma Se M'e Forza Perderti | | 23 | O Tu Che In Seno Agli Angeli | | 24 | Su, Cacciator...Fontainebleau!... | | 25 | Niun Mi Tema | | 26 | Ach, Wie So Herrlich Zu Schau'n | | 27 | Sckenkt Man Sich Rosen In Tirol | | 28 | Gern Hab'ich Die Frau'n Gekusst | | 29 | O Vaterland...Da Geh'ich Zu Maxim | | 30 | Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz | | 31 | Mi Aldea | | 32 | Cancion Del Sembrador | | 33 | No Puede Ser | | 34 | Serenata | | 35 | Copillas De Belen | | 36 | Coplas Del Pastor Enamorado | | 37 | En Aranjues Con Tu Amor | | 38 | Jealousy Tango | | 39 | La Golondina |
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