The Very Best of Placido Domingo

~ Release by Plácido Domingo (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

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1Celeste Aida (Aida)
engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:25
2Di’ tu se fedele (Un ballo in maschera)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1975)
soprano vocals:
Reri Grist (American soprano) (in 1975)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1975)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1975)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (in 1975)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 9b Canzone “Di’ tu se fedele il flutto m’aspetta” (Riccardo, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:08
3Ma se m’è forza perderti (Un ballo in maschera)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1975)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1975)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (in 1975)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 2. Nº 21b. Romanza “Ma se m'è forza perderti” (Riccardo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:18
4O tu che in seno agli angeli (La forza del destino)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1986)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (in 1986)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (in 1986)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “O tu che in seno agli angeli” (Alvaro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:24
5Io la vidi (Don Carlo)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1971)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1971)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1971)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1971)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 3 Marche et chœur des gamins : « Avec la garde montante » (Chœur des gamins, Zuniga)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Giuseppe Verdi5:50
6Niun mi tema (Otello)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1989)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1989)
conductor:
John Barker (conductor) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
live recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Niun mi tema s'anco armato mi vede” (Otello, Cassio, Lodovico, Montano) (in 1989)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi5:43
7Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau’n (Eine Nacht in Venedig)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1986)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (in 1986)
conductor:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1986)
recording of:
Eine Nacht in Venedig: Akt III. "Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n" (Caramello)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Eine Nacht in Venedig: Akt III
Johann Strauss II3:36
8Schenkt man sich Rosen in Tirol (Der Vogelhändler)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1986)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1986)
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor) (in 1986)
recording of:
Der Vogelhändler: Akt I. “Schenkt man sich Rosen in Tirol” (Kurfürstin, Adam)
composer:
Carl Zeller
librettist:
Ludwig Held and Moritz West
part of:
Der Vogelhändler: Akt I
Carl Zeller3:13
9Gern hab’ ich die Frau’n geküsst (Paganini)
solo tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1986)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1986)
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor) (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986)
recording of:
Paganini: Akt II. Nr. 9 “Gern hab’ ich die Frau’n geküsst” (Paganini)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Béla Jenbach and Paul Knepler (librettist and composer)
part of:
Paganini: Akt II
Franz Lehár3:32
10Da geh’ ich zu Maxim (Die lustige Witwe)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1986)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1986)
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor) (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986)
partial recording of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt I. Dialog: „Also bitte, Njegus, ich bin hier” / Nr. 4 Auftrittslied „O Vaterland, du machst bei Tag” ... „Da geh' ich zu Maxim” (Danilo)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
part of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt I
Franz Lehár2:23
11Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (Das Land des Lächelns)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1986)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1986)
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor) (in 1986)
recording of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong)
lyricist:
Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
publisher:
Glocken Verlag
part of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II
Franz Lehár3:47
12Mi aldea (Les gavilanes)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1988)
orchestra:
Orquesta sinfónica de Madrid (Madrid Symphony Orchestra) (in 1988)
conductor:
Manuel Moreno-Buendía (in 1988)
recording of:
Los gavilanes: Acto I. Salida de Juan "Mi aldea"
composer:
Jacinto Guerrero (Spanish composer and conductor)
librettist:
José Ramos Martín
part of:
Los gavilanes: Acto I
Jacinto Guerrero3:50
13Canción del sembrador (La rosa del azafrán)
choir vocals:
Coro Titular del teatro Lírico Nacional ‘La Zarzuela’ (in 1988)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1988)
orchestra:
Orquesta sinfónica de Madrid (Madrid Symphony Orchestra) (in 1988)
conductor:
Manuel Moreno-Buendía (in 1988)
performer:
Rondalla Lírica de Madrid (in 1988)
Jacinto Guerrero4:11
14No puede ser (La tabernera del puerto)
recorded in:
Spain (in 1958)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1988)
orchestra:
Orquesta sinfónica de Madrid (Madrid Symphony Orchestra) (in 1988)
conductor:
Manuel Moreno-Buendía (in 1988)
recording of:
La tabernera del puerto: Acto II. Romanza de Leandro "No puede ser"
composer:
Pablo Sorozábal
librettist:
Guillermo Fernández Shaw and Federico Romero Sarachaga
publisher:
Unión Musicale Española
part of:
La tabernera del puerto: Acto II
Pablo Sorozábal32:49
15Serenata (Coplas de Ronda)
choir vocals:
Coro Titular del teatro Lírico Nacional ‘La Zarzuela’ (in 1988)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1988)
orchestra:
Orquesta sinfónica de Madrid (Madrid Symphony Orchestra) (in 1988)
conductor:
Manuel Moreno-Buendía (in 1988)
performer:
Rondalla Lírica de Madrid (in 1988)
partial recording of:
Coplas de ronda
composer:
Francisco Alonso (composer)
librettist:
Carlos Arniches Barreda and José de Lucio
Francisco Alonso3:33
16Copillas de Belén (Villancicos, III)
guitar:
Manuel Barrueco (guitarist) (in 1997)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1997)
recording of:
Retablo de Navidad: Villancicos, nº 2: Coplillas de Belén
lyricist:
Victoria Kamhi
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1952)
part of:
Retablo de Navidad: Villancicos
Joaquín Rodrigo1:32
17Coplas del pastor enamorado
guitar:
Manuel Barrueco (guitarist) (in 1997)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1997)
recording of:
Coplas del pastor enamorado
lyricist:
Félix Lope de Vega (Spanish playwright/poet)
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1935)
Joaquín Rodrigo3:52
18En Aranjuez con tu amor
guitar:
Peter Horton (in 1989)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1989)
orchestra:
Orchestra ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1989)
conductor:
Eugene Kohn (pianist, conductor) (in 1989)
arranger:
Laszlo Bencker and Boris Jojic (German/Yugoslav composer, arranger and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Teviri B.V. (from 1989 to present)
recording of:
En Aranjuez con tu amor (spanish lyrics)
lyricist:
Alfredo García Segura
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1968)
is based on:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Joaquín Rodrigo2:53
19Jealousy Tango
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1989)
orchestra:
Orchestra ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1989)
conductor:
Eugene Kohn (pianist, conductor) (in 1989)
arranger:
Laszlo Bencker and Boris Jojic (German/Yugoslav composer, arranger and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Teviri B.V. (from 1989 to present)
Jakob Gade2:51
20La Golondrina
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1989)
orchestra:
Orchestra ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1989)
conductor:
Eugene Kohn (pianist, conductor) (in 1989)
arranger:
Laszlo Bencker and Boris Jojic (German/Yugoslav composer, arranger and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Teviri B.V. (from 1989 to present)
recording of:
La golondrina
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]3:07

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photography:Sheila Rock (UK photographer)
Snowdon (photographer)
Christian Steiner (photographer of classical musicians and pianist)
liner notes:Tony Locantro (from 2003 to present)
liner notes translator:Gery Bramall (liner notes) (in 2003)
Michel Roubinet (translation English-French) (in 2003)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (from 2003 to present)
ASIN:UK: B000083GOJ [info]