Heros

Verdi (Artist), Domingo (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 13, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003G1J
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,064 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #51 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Price, Leontyne

Track Listings

1. Il Trovatore: Ah Si, Ben Mio

2. Il Trovatore: Di Quella Pira - Placido Domingo/Leontyne Price/Ryland Davies/The Ambrosian Opr Chor/John McCarthy

3. La Traviata: Lunde Da Lei; De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti

4. Rigoletto: Questa O Quella

5. Rigoletto: Ella Mi Fu Rapita!; Parmi Veder Le Lagrime

6. Rigoletto: La Donna E Mobile

7. Luisa Miller: Oh! Fede Negar Potessi; Quando Le Sere Al Placido

8. Simon Boccanegra: O Inferno!; Sento Avvampar Nell 'Anima

9. Un Ballo In Maschera: Di' Tu Se Fedele Il Flutto M'Aspetta - Placido Domingo/Wendy Eathorne

10. I Vespri Siciliani: Giorno Di Pianto

11. Aida: Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossil!; Celeste Aida

12. Don Carlo: Dio, Che Nell'alma Infondere - Placido Domingo/Sherrill Milnes

13. La Forza Del Destino: La Vita E Inferno; O, Tu Che In Seno Agli Angeli

14. Othello: Gia Nelle Notte - Placido Domingo/Katia Ricciarelli

15. Othello: Ah! Mille Vite Gli Donasse Iddio; Si, Pel Ciel mamoreo Giuro! - Placido Domingo/Sherrill Milnes

16. Othello: Dio! Mi Potevi Scagliar Tutti I Mali - Placido Domingo/Sherrill Milnes

17. Othello: Niun Mi Tema - Placido Domingo/Frank Little/Paul Plishka/Malcolm King

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rare Verdian tenor singing!, March 19, 2004

By 

Armindo (Greece) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heros (Audio CD)

Little can be said about one of the world's greatest tenors with a singing technique SO good, that allows him to tackle so many diverse and difficult roles even at an advanced age.

This is a compilation of moments mainly taken from his numerous Verdi studio recordings. It's quite representative of his strong and stylish singing considering that, in my opinion at least, his voice was made for the later Verdi tenor roles rather than the earlier, lyrical ones. He's a natural Radames, Don Carlo, Don Alvaro, Manrico, Rodolfo and a defenite Otello. The solo scenes heard here are taken from his first - and least dramatic - recording. The later recorded duet with Ricciarelli's deeply moving Desdemona is by far the best track of this cd! A ligter voice like Bergonzi's or Pavarotti's moves me more in Traviata, Rigoletto, Ballo and Vespri but Domingo sings nevertheless wonderfully.

Besides the fact that Domingo is a rare singer I've also heard many times that he's a pleasant, warm and modest person which not only makes him a great singer but also a great artist!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Heroic Domingo, November 11, 2005

By 

Rudy Avila "Saint Seiya" (Lennox, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heros (Audio CD)

This is another collection of Verdi arias interpreted by the illustrious and vestaile Placido Domingo and released on the first-class RCA Gold Seal. These operatic tenor roles, more than any other, established Placido Domingo as a bright star in the opera firmament. He himself claimed that Verdi's operas did more for his career than any other composer's repertory. The album begins with two arias from Verdi's Trovatore. Manrico's "Di Quella Pira" is exquisitely sung and dramatically gratifying. Domingo's Manrico does not possess the heft and volume of Mario Del Monaco's portrayal. But Domingo was on a class of his own, a tenor who did not seek to be the loudest tenor in history. He focused on beauty and purity of voice as well as dramatic and emotional impact. His greatest Manrico on record is found on the RCA 1970 recording with Leontyne Price, Sherill Milnes and Fiorenza Cossotto. Manrico is a role that more than any other tenor except Franco Corelli who please me the most. Domingo singing Alfredo's aria "De Mie Bollenti Spiriti" from La Traviata is pure gold. His Alfredo is far by the sexiest and most elegant while at the same time being passionate and masculine. Verdi's less famous operas Luisa Miller and Simon Boccanegra contain lush tenor arias that Domingo delivers with nuance and colorful musical intelligence. His tenor aria from Un Ballo is simply gorgeous. "La Vita E Inferno" sung by Don Alvaro in La Forza Del Destino is yet another masterpiece of tenor reperotire and Domingo is captivating. You can find Domingo's full-length Forza on RCA Red Seal from the mid 70's starring Leontyne Price, Sherill Milnes and Fiorenza Cossotto once again. It is still said that Domingo's greatest Italian role was that of Otello. This is absolutely true. He sang Otello several times beginning in the late 70's. This is the one role that our versatile, irrepressible tenor feared! But he sang the role with a Shakespearean approach and his vocal technique was dark and dangerous, full of passion and intensity. Just listen to this when he sings "Ah! Mile Vite Gli Donasse Iddio!" and "Dio Mi Potevi Scagliar". Unlike other Otello's, like Del Monaco's, he does not rush into jealous madness right away and instead cooly and intellectually slips into a jealous obscession with convincing credibility. A lot depends on the interaction between the baritone singing Iago and the tenor singing Otello, fortunately Domingo was always paired with superb Iagos, notably those of Sherill Milnes and Justino Diaz. Yet another glorious Verdi role for Domingo was Don Carlo. He sang it both in its origianl French version and in the more popular Italian version. His Don Carlos is a true revelation. A perfect balance of lyrical and spinto ability and dramatic thrust. This is Domingo singing roles that are considered his best and every fan of Domingo must own this. Enough said.