Barbara Hendricks, Placido Domingo, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker – Puccini: Turandot (1982/2021)
DSF Stereo DSD64/2.82MHz | Time – 02:12:02 minutes | 5,23 GB | Genre: Classical
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Zubin Mehta, Covent Garden, Carol Neblett, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes – Puccini: La Fanciulla del West (1978/2017)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 / 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 02:09:51 minutes | Full Scans included | 5,08 GB
Genre: Classical | Publisher (label): PentaTone – PTC5186243
This classic recording dating from 1977 is Gramophone magazine’s top choice for the opera and can now be enjoyed for the first time in full SACD hybrid multichannel sound.
Puccini’s late opera La fanciulla del West bristles with drama and intrigue in this newly remastered classic recording with Zubin Mehta conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House and starring Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes and Carol Neblett.
“Carol Neblett is a strong Minnie, vocally distinctive and well characterised, while Plácido Domingo and Sherrill Milnes make a good pair of suitors …. Zubin Mehta conducts with real sympathy for the idiom” (Gramophone). And the Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and DVDs (2003/4) enthused “Domingo sings heroically … but the crowning glory of a masterly set is the singing of Carol Neblett … Full atmospheric recording to match.”
Although recorded in multi-channel sound, these memorable performances have previously been available only in the conventional two-channel stereo format. Using state of the art technology which avoids the need for re-mixing, our engineers have remastered the original studio tapes to bring the performances to life as originally intended: in compelling and pristine multi-channel sound.
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Plácido Domingo & Pablo Sáinz Villegas – Volver (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 45:37 minutes | 493 MB | Genre: Classical
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One of the most exciting and unusual musical encounters to have taken place in recent years: Plácido Domingo, world-renowned opera tenor, met Pablo Sáinz Villegas who Domingo hailed Villegas as, “The master of the guitar”. Upon meeting on stage in June 2016 at a benefit concert marking Domingo’s seventy-fifth birthday held in Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium before an audience of 80,000 enthusiastic spectators. The high point of this magical night of music was “Adiós Granada” from the one-act zarzuela Emigrantes by Tomás Barrera that dates from 1905. Afterwards Pablo Villegas spoke of the great energy and inspiration that he felt as a result of this encounter.
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Plácido Domingo – Verdi (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:09 minutes | 1,13 GB | Genre: Classical
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Before automatically dismissing the idea of the 72-year-old tenor Plácido Domingo reincarnated as a baritone, consider that he started out as one on the zarzuela stage many moons ago. In this selection of Verdi baritone arias, he sounds like the same Domingo so many millions of people have known and loved, just taken down a few scale degrees. That’s both a good thing and a bad thing. You don’t necessarily want a baritone to sound like a tenor, and in a few of these arias, which move the action along more than a tenor aria would, you feel that he’s not really digging into the lyrics. But let’s face it: who else among Domingo’s tenor contemporaries could have pulled this off? The voice is not just recognizably Domingo but pleasingly Domingo, with the characteristic mixture of power and relaxed flexibility that has endeared him to listeners who have never heard any other opera singer, or any other opera singers than the Three Tenors. Domingo sounds terrific. He gets dry, competent support from the Orquesta de la Comunitat Valenciana and its associated chorus under Pablo Heras-Casado; the orchestra keeps the focus on Domingo’s voice, right where it belongs. If this album were by anyone else, it would hardly work; from Domingo it is something to prize.
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Plácido Domingo – Songs (2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 53:15 minutes | 561 MB | Genre: Classical
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After a recording career spanning more than fifty years of classical performances, Placido Domingo fulfills his wish to record an album of famous songs that accompanied his life.
The Maestro himself chose the repertoire on Songs, his first pop album in over twenty years, paying tribute to some of the greatest songwriters and including some of the world’s most popular songs from the past seventy years.
For this long-awaited new album, Domingo invited world-renowned artists and highly talented newcomers to join him for duets including Josh Groban, Harry Connick, jr., Susan Boyle, Chris Botti, Megan Hilty and Katherine Jenkins. Particulary close to his heart is the duet with his son, Placido Domingo, Jr., on ‘What a Wonderful World.’
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Placido Domingo – Encanto del Mar – Mediterranean Songs (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 50:45 minutes | 848 MB | Genre: Classical
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This album presents the legendary Domingo at his most personal, singing songs of the Mediterranean – songs of love and the sea. His voice is supported by an intimate ensemble of musicians including Spanish guitar, flute, clarinet, saxophone, cello, harp, percussion. Interweaving and intermingling of musical styles – North African rhythms, Iberian harmonies, Italian melodic lines. The interplay between voice and instruments is fluid, conversational and magical.
Following the Verdi album, Plácido Domingo moves away from the drama and power of the opera stage to the warmth and peace of the Mediterranean Sea. In Encanto del Mar, Plácido Domingo sings music from the rich tradition of folk and popular songs of the Mediterranean. Accompanied by a small group of musicians, he transports the listener to the warm sands of the beach, the calm lapping waves of the sea, and the slowly setting sun. Experience Domingo at his most intimate and personal, and enjoy with him the treasure chest of music that the Mediterranean.
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Plácido Domingo – Domingo at the MET: Anniversary Edition (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 03:52:18 minutes | 3,42 GB | Genre: Classical
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Sony Classical is proud to announce the release of Domingo at the MET, a 3-CD anniversary set with many previously unreleased live recordings celebrating Plácido Domingo’s 45th season at the Metropolitan Opera.
“There have been many legendary tenors who have performed at the Met over its 130-year history. From Jean de Reszke in the late 1800s to Enrico Caruso in the early 1900s, from Corelli, Vickers, and McCracken in the 1960s to Luciano Pavarotti, who rose to prominence in the 1970s, the Met has been home to a remarkable array of tenors. But no other tenor in Met history has enjoyed a career of such astounding breadth, longevity, and musical and dramatic excellence, as Plácido Domingo.
Forty-five years ago, Plácido appeared on the Met stage for the first time, stepping in to replace an ailing Franco Corelli as Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur and announcing his arrival as a major new talent. Today, he’s still performing on our stage, having triumphed last season in the baritone role of Germont in La Traviata, and this year reprising his acclaimed turn as Neptune in the Met’s Baroque pastiche The Enchanted Island—one of his astounding 143 roles, of which he’s sung 48 at the Met. I can’t think of any other artist in the history of opera who would be capable of accomplishing such a feat.
Somehow, in the midst of learning new operas and performing, Plácido also finds time to run the Los Angeles Opera and to conduct all over the world. For 45 years at the Met, Plácido has been one of opera’s greatest forces. We’re proud and thankful for all of the invaluable contributions he has made to the life of our company, and we congratulate him on this stunning new collection.” –Peter Gelb
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Plácido Domingo – Amore Infinito – Songs Inspired by the Poems of John Paul II – Karol Wojtyla (2008/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 48:56 minutes | 534 MB | Genre: Classical
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This is a ‘Sony Classical’ re-issue to mark the canonization of Pope John Paul II on April 27. To honor him, Plácido Domingo will perform repertoire from this album at the ceremony in Poznan, Poland.
It includes songs inspired by the Poems of John Paul II – Karol Wojtyła. Featuring guest artists Josh Groban, Katherine Jenkins, Andrea Bocelli and Vanessa Williams. ‘These songs have enormous significance for me … They will speak not only to religious people but to anyone who respects that uniquely great man, John Paul II, who chose to dedicate his life to the service of humanity and of God.’
Plácido Domingo – one of the most beloved spiritual leaders of the modern era, Pope John Paul II was not only a humanitarian and theologian, but an artist and author. In his pre-Papal life as Karol Wojtyła he wrote plays, essays, and, most notably, poetry. For this CD, Plácido Domingo and his son Plácido Domingo Jr. used a selection of not only religious poetry, but also poems about love and people’s daily life.
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Piero Cappuccilli, Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo, Elena Obraztsova, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Kurt Moll, Hanna Schwarz, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini – Verdi: Rigoletto (1980/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:59:46 minutes | 1,96 GB | Genre: Classical
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“This is not one of the most famous recordings of Verdi’s warhorse, but in my opinion it is the best. The great Italian conductor Carlo Maria Giulini stays away from the melodramatic caricature of opera that this can easily turn into, and brings out the dark, brooding colors of the drama and of the music. He combines lyricism with the greatest dramatic power, at speeds which feel exactly right, even though they are slower than most. And not only does he have a superb individual view of the piece, he is a sensitive accompanist, too, giving the excellent Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra its full dominance without drowning out the singers. And what singers! The velvety, golden voice of Piero Cappuccilli, used with unfailing intelligence and musicality; the warm, gorgeous voice of Plácido Domingo; and perhaps most stunning of all, the bewitching lyric soprano of Ileana Cotrubas, the best Gilda I have ever heard. These singers may not hit the stratospheric unwritten high notes on the Bonynge recording with Pavarotti, Milnes and Sutherland, but they do offer consistently refined, thoughtful and beautiful singing. Cotrubas’ radiant singing alone is worth the modest price of this set. The great Bulgarian bass Nicolai Ghiaurov makes a riveting, dark-toned Sparafucile; Elena Obraztsova sings Maddalena perfectly well, though not on the level of her colleagues. Kurt Moll is cast luxuriously as Monterone. At mid-price, with full libretto and translation and with excellent work from the VPO and chorus, this is a Rigoletto that must be in all Verdi collections.”
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Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Bavarian State Opera Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber – Verdi: La Traviata (1977/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:49:59 minutes | 1,89 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
Quite possibly the definitive studio recording of Verdi’s opera masterpiece, this stunning performance, brilliantly conducted by Kleiber, features multiple Grammy®-winning tenor Plácido Domingo and the legendary soprano Ileana Cotrubaş. Originally recorded in 1977, this new high-definition release lends an unheard clarity to this already essential recording.
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Plácido Domingo, Fiorenza Cossotto, Leontyne Price, Sherrill Milnes, Bonaldo Giaiotti, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Ryland Davie, Stanley Riley, Neilson Taylor, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Zubin Mehta – Verdi: Il Trovatore (1969/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:15:50 minutes | 2,61 GB | Genre: Classical
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Leontyne Price, Plácido Domingo, Grace Bumbry, Sherrill Milnes, Ruggero Raimondi, Hans Sotin, Joyce Mathis, Bruce Brewer, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf – Verdi: Aida (1971/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:22:11 minutes | 2,52 GB | Genre: Classical
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Sony Classical is delighted to offer lovers of singing another ten complete recordings from the RCA Red Seal, CBS/Sony Classical and Eurodisc catalogues. The latest instalment of this wide-ranging series not only features some of the greatest voices of the last century but also spotlights once popular works that have been unduly neglected in recent times. At the Metropolitan in the second half of the last century, the core Italian repertoire was dominated by a formidable triumvirate of stars: soprano Leontyne Price, tenor Plcido Domingo and baritone Sherrill Milnes. Two of their most memorable recordings were set down by RCA in London in the early 1970s, both conducted by Erich Leinsdorf. “Price, the supreme Verdi soprano of her time,” declared the BBC Music Magazine, “is unsurpassed as Aida … [with] Domingo and Milnes on top form and Grace Bumbry as a formidable Amneris.” Gramophone also lauded Leinsdorf’s contribution: “He catches the grandeur of the public scenes, the delicacy of the intimate ones and carefully judges the weight and pace of each scene.”
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Ana María Martínez, Andrea Bocelli, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Coro de la Generalitat Valenciana, Plácido Domingo – Puccini: Manon Lescaut – Dramma lirico in quattro atti (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:58:26 minutes | 2,18 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Decca Music Group Ltd.
Puccini’s Manon Lescaut with Ana María Martínez, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Coro de la Generalitat Valenciana and conductor Plácido Domingo is the dark story of love, betrayal, jealousy and death. Manon calls for dramatic, forceful performances and gets the full treatment here in this new studio recording.
The story of the doomed heroine Manon Lescaut has inspired more than one composer, but is perhaps most passionately portrayed in Puccini’s opera, written just ten years after Massenet’s Manon. A grim story of love, betrayal, jealousy and death, it calls for dramatic, forceful performance, and gets the full treatment here in this new studio recording starring Andrea Bocelli.
Now Bocelli brings the full weight of his emotionally charged personality to the tragic role of Puccini’s Des Grieux.
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Placido Domingo – My Christmas (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 00:46:31 minutes | 481 MB | Genre: Classical, Christmas
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A heart-warming world of Christmas magic comes alive on Placido Domingo’s new holiday album, My Christmas (Sony Classical). Available now, the album is filled with seasonal favorites, plus duets with a variety of special guests including Idina Menzel, Jackie Evancho, Placido Domingo Jr., The Piano Guys and others.
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The many passionate, fiery or lyrical vocal pieces of Spanish zarzuelas have
continued to thrive in concerts and recitals all over the world. One of the most
renowned and ardent supporters of zarzuela melodies is Plácido Domingo. Belying
his 66 years, the world-famous tenor sings these rousing, seductive melodies with the
beguiling sweetness of a much younger man and transports the enraptured listener to
the calles and plazas of Madrid and Seville. Domingo is accompanied by the
Mozarteum Orchestra under Jesús López Cobos and, above all, by his partner for the
evening, soprano Ana María Martínez, ‘a beautiful woman with a fascinating
voice, full of velvety mezzoish half-tints in the middle and bottom ranges, with a
gleaming top.’ (London Times) Martínez and Domingo serve up an evening of
infectious good spirits and exquisite vocal treats. ‘The dazzle of genuine stars
shone brightly over Salzburg!’ (Die Welt)
1. Preludio to El bateo, Frederico Chueca
2. “Amor, vida de mi vida” from La maravilla, Federico Moreno Torroba (Domingo)
3. “De España vengo” from El niño judio, Pablo Luna Carné (Martínez)
4. “Tienes razón, amigo” from La chulapona, Federico Moreno Torroba (Domingo)
5. “La Petenera: “Tres hora antes del diá”” from La marcharena, Federico Moreno Torroba (Martínez)
6. Danza ritual del fuego from El amor brujo, Manuel de Falla
7. “Cállate corazón” from Luisa Fernanda, Federico Moreno Torroba (Martínez, Domingo)
8. Romanza: “Qué te importa que no venga?” from Los claveles, José Serrano (Martínez)
9. “Quiero desterrar de tu pecho el temor” from La del Soto del Parral, Reveriano Soutullo Otero (Domingo)
10. Interludio from La boda de Luis Alonzo, o La noche del encierro, Jerónimo Giménez Bellido
11. Habanera duet: “Todas la man˜anitas” from Don Gil de Alcalá, Manuel Penella (Martínez, Domingo)
12. “En un país de fábula” from La taberna del puerto, Pablo Sorozábal (Martínez)
13. “Luché la fe por el triunfo” from Luisa Fernanda, Federico Moreno Torroba (Domingo)
14. Jota from El sombrero de tres picos, Manuel de Falla
15. “Junto al puente de la peña” from La cancíon de olvido, José Serrano (Domingo)
16. Les carceleras: “Al pensaren el dueño de mis amores” from Las hijas de Zebedeco, Ruperto Chapi (Martínez)
17. “En mi tierra extremeña” from Luisa Fernanda, Federico Moreno Torroba (Martínez, Domingo)
Encores:
18. “No puede ser” from La taberna del puerto, Pablo Sorozábal (Domingo)
19. “Mulata infeliz, tu vida acabó” from María la O, Ernesto Lecuona (Martínez)
20. “Soleá!” — “Me llamabas, Rafaeliyo?” from El gato montés, Manuel Penella (Domingo, Martínez)
21. “Lippen schweigen” from De lustige Witwe, Franz Léhar (Domingo, Martínez). (more…)