The Broadway I Love - Placido Domingo

Harvey Schmidt (Composer), Richard Rodgers (Composer), Claude-Michel Schoenberg (Composer), Jerome Kern (Composer), Leslie / Newley, Anthony Bricusse (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Composer), Cole Porter (Composer), Stephen Sondheim (Composer), Andrew Lloyd Webber (Composer), George Gershwin (Composer), George M. Cohan (Composer), Eugene Kohn (Conductor), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Ted Huffman (Performer), Plácido Domingo (Performer), Carly Simon (Performer), Rebecca Luker (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Ted Huffman, Plácido Domingo, Carly Simon, Rebecca Luker
• Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Eugene Kohn
• Composer: Harvey Schmidt, Richard Rodgers, Claude-Michel Schoenberg, Jerome Kern, Leslie / Newley, Anthony Bricusse, et al.
• Audio CD (November 8, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic
• ASIN: B000002ISY
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,418 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Try to Remember (from The Fantastiks)

2. Younger than Springtime (from South Pacific)

3. The Last Night of the World (from Miss Saigon)

4. All the Things You Are (from Very Warm for May)

5. What Kind of Fool am I? (from Stop the World - I Want To Get Off)

6. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' (from Oklahoma!)

7. Somewhere (from West Side Story)

8. So In Love (from Kiss Me Kate)

9. Send In the Clowns (from A Little Night Music)

10. Tonight (from West Side Story)

11. All I Ask of You (from Phantom Of The Opera)

12. Love is Here to Stay (from The Goldwyn Follies)

13. Over There (from George M!)

14. You'll Never Walk Alone (from Carousel)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very pretty!, January 13, 2001

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Rachel Casteel (Camano Island, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Broadway I Love - Placido Domingo (Audio CD)

I found this one in my library system and checked it out because of "So In Love" -- and quickly fell in love with the rest of it! There are classically trained opera singers who cannot pull off singing Broadway, but Domingo is not one of them. Granted, the idea of hearing "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'" sung with an Italian accent seems a little strange, since everyone knows that a cowboy is supposed to be singing it, but I think Domingo's accent adds to the charm of the songs.

I only gave this album four stars because I didn't care for the arrangements of the songs from "West Side Story" and also because the combination of Domingo and Carly Simon seemed mismatched. The duet with Rebecca Luker, however, in "All I Ask Of You," is what I would consider the highlight of the CD. Their voices blend so well and they have the same classic style. Ted Huffman's boy soprano adds a lot to "Try To Remember," enhancing the soaring prettiness of the melody. The arrangement of "Send In The Clowns" is a masterpiece, while Domingo sings it with convincing sadness. Also his portrayal of "Our Love Is Here To Stay" has the gentle simplicity that I believe the Gershwins meant for it.

As for the rest of the songs, they are just plain GOOD! All in all this is a very enjoyable recording and it goes to the top of my wish list.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some hits, some misses, November 1, 2007

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Regina Phalange "Broadway Baby" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Broadway I Love - Placido Domingo (Audio CD)

Most of Domingo's renditions of these songs are gorgeous. "You'll never walk alone" sounds as though it was written for him. Ditto for "so in love." On the cut with Carly Simon and and "over there" his accent negatively affects the phrasing. It's not a compilation I listen to every day, but it never fails to satisy. There's no substitute for rare talented molded by top-notch vocal training. He's my favorite of the operatic tenors.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An unforgettable voice, November 10, 2008

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Rosita Herrick "Cardinal Fan" (Sarasota, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Broadway I Love - Placido Domingo (Audio CD)

Hearing Placido Domingo sing some of my favorite songs is a wonderful experience. I listen to this CD over and over