VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The European Anthem & National Anthems of Member States of the Council of Europe Placido Domingo (tenor) / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/May/2006 ] Herbert von Karajan's rare 1972 recording of European national anthems makes a welcome and timely return. |
Placido Domingo (tenor) / Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra / Eugene Kohn
Italia, ti amo [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Apr/2006 ] On this album, Plácido Domingo has for the most part dedicated himself to the rarities of Neapolitan and Italian songs, although he interprets some of the highlights as well, including Gastaldon's “Musica Prohibita” and the well-known “Core N'Grato”... |
LEONCAVALLO
La Nuit de mai: Opera Arias and Songs Placido Domingo (tenor) / Lang Lang (piano) / Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna / Alberto Veronesi [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 29/Jul/2010 ] "Relatively old Domingo sings with the voice of the young poet and really does love it! This is an astonishing performance, even for him" Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine, August 2010 |
BEETHOVEN
Christus am a-lberge, Op.85 Placido Domingo (tenor), Luba Orgonasova (soprano), Andreas Schmidt (bass), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Kent Nagano [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/Jan/2014 ] "Besides being an astounding technician, Nakamatsu shows impeccable taste; he puts a high gloss on anything he plays." - CHICAGO TRIBUNE |
PLACIDO DOMINGO
Pasion Espanola (Coplas) Placido Domingo (tenor) / Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid / Migeul Roa [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 7/May/2008 ] One of Plácido Domingo's most personal albums to date as he performs coplas, the traditional popular songs of Hispanic origin with which he grew up. |
TRADITIONAL
Placido Domingo & Friends Celebrate Christmas In Vienna Placido Domingo (tenor) with Diana Ross, Charles Aznavour, Jose Carreras, Helmut Lotti, Vanessa Williams, etc [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] Plácido Domingo & Friends Celebrate Christmas in Vienna features the legendary tenor and a host of guest stars from the popular and classical music world in a collection of some of the greatest moments from the annual Christmas in Vienna concerts... |
Placido Domingo, tenor, with the Vienna Boys Choir
Ave Maria [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 22/Nov/2001 ] Placido Domingo with the talented Vienna Boys |
Various Composers
The Essential Placido Domingo (Opera arias, Folk songs & Perhaps Love) SPECIAL PRICE Placido Domingo (tenor) with Renata Scotto, Bo Skovhus, John Denver, etc [ Legacy Records / 2 CD - released 26/Oct/1993 ] This is a definitive double disc collection of the best known and most loved numbers from operatic star Placido Domingo. |
PUCCINI, VERDI, MOZART, GOUNOD / MEYERBEER / WAGNER / SAINT-SAENS / etc
The Great Placido Domingo [3 CD set] Placido Domingo (tenor) with Daniel barenboim, Jose Carreras, Mirella Freni, Thomas Hampson & others [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 5/Feb/2016 ] Saluting a glorious and unparalleled career that, since 1959, has embraced some 150 operatic roles and spans the the Italian, French, German and Spanish repertoires, this 3-CD collection draws on recitals and complete operas recorded over more than... |
VERDI / BIZET / BELLINI / PUCCINI / CILEA / MASSENET / etc
The Early Domingo [5 CD set] Placido Domingo (tenor) with various soloists, orchestras & conductors [ Sony Classical Masters / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "This is a very fair picture of what one might now term 'early Domingo', mostly culled from recitals..It proves that, while the voice could then be thought of as even more sappy than it is today, the artistry was perhaps just a little less... |
VARIOUS
Hommage a Sevilla - Great opera scenes filmed on location in Seville. Placido Domingo / Victoria Vergara / Virgina Alonso / James Levine / Jean-Pierre Ponnelle [ Deutsche Grammophon / Unitel / DVD - released 7/Mar/2007 ] G :- "Domingo duets with himself amid stunning Seville locations in Ponnelle's witty 1980s recital-cum-travelogue, featuring roles both tenor and baritone from some of the innumerable operas set there." (***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine June 2007) |
VERDI / BIZET / DONIZETTI / PUCCINI / TRADITIONAL
The Essential Domingo Placido Domingo with various orchestras and conductors [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Sep/2001 ] Domingo made his début at the Vienna State Opera in 1967, at the Metropolitan Opera in 1968, at La Scala in 1969, at Covent Garden in 1971 and at the Paris Opéra in 1973 |
PUCCINI
Edgar (Complete opera) Placido Domingo / Adriana Damato / Marianne Cornetti / Juan Pons / Core e Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia / Alberto Veronesi [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2006 ] "The recording is clear and well balanced with a touch of bloom around the voices...Puccini completists and Domingo fans need not hesitate." (MusicWeb July 2006) |
Jacques Of
Les Contes D´Hoffmann Plácido Domingo, Catherine Malfitano, Ann Murray, José van Dam, Rémy Corazza, Jocelyne Taillon, Gérard Friedmann, Peter [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 4/Sep/2009 ] |
Strauß, Jo
Highlights: Die Fledermaus - Ouvertüre; Tosca - 'Recondita armonia'; Manon Lescaut - 'Tra voi, belle'; Cavalleria rustic Plácido Domingo, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper; Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper [ ORFEO / CD - released 22/Jul/1997 ] |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Daniel Barenboim - The Complete Berlioz Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Plácido Domingo, Dietrich Fischer- Dieskau, Yvonne Minton, Kiri Te Kanawa, Jessye Norman, Itzhak Perlman / Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim [ Deutsche Grammophon / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2018 ] 10-CDs presenting Daniel Barenboim's complete Berlioz Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon available together for the first time in one edition |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Il Trovatore (complete opera recorded in 1969) Plácido Domingo, Fiorenza Cossotto, Leontyne Price, Sherrill Milnes / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Zubin Mehta [ Sony RCA Classical Opera / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "The soaring curve of Leontyne Price's rich vocal line is immediately thrilling in her famous Act 1 aria, and it sets the style of the RCA performance, full-bodied and with dramatic tension consistently high." Rosette. Penguin Guide |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Un ballo in maschera (complete opera recorded in 1990) BLU-RAY Salzburg Festival / Plácido Domingo, Leo Nucci, Josephine Barstow, Florence Quivar, Sumi Jo / Georg Solti (conductor) [ Arthaus Legendary Performances BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2015 ] The outstanding production of Verdi's Un ballo in maschera at the Salzburg Festival 1989/90 was Herbert von Karajan's legacy to the Festival. Supported by a cast of superlative actor-singers in opulent scenery, Sir Georg Solti agreed to conduct... |
Mascagni,
Cavalleria rusticana, Pagliacci Plácido Domingo, Leonie Rysanek, Teresa Stratas, Astrid Varnay, Benito di Bella, Wolfgang Brendel, Ruth Falcon, Norbert [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 16/Jul/2012 ] |
VARIOUS
Be My Love Placido Domingo (tenor) / London Symphony Orchestra / Karl-Heinz Loges [ DG Spotlight / CD - released 24/Aug/2006 ] Domingo's original 'crossover' LP, re-presented as it was originally, complete with artist interview in the package and including an alternative cover on the inside! |