Placido Domingo: Great Scenes From Ernani, Manon Lescaut, Les Contes D'Hoffmann, La Fanciulla Del West, Andrea Chénier. Placido Domingo has undoubtedly been one of the most charismatic opera singers of our time. He is featured here in extracts from works by Verdi, Puccini, Offenbach and Giordano performed at La Scala, Milan, and the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden. From La Scala, Milan: Ernani (Verdi) with Nicolai Ghiaurov - Dell'esiglio nel dolore, A te, scegli, seguimi. From The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Manon Lescaut (Puccini) with Kiri Te Kanawa - Mi tradisce il tuo folle pensier, Ah, non vi avvicinate, Vedi, vedi, son io che piango. Les Contes D'Hoffmann (Offenbach) with Robert Tear and Claire Powell: Il était une fois à la cour d'Eisenach, Ils se sont éloignés enfin. La Fanciulla Del West (Puccini) with Carol Neblett and Silvano Carroli - Una parola sola, Ch'ella mi creda. Andrea Chénier (Giordano) with Anna Tomowa-Sintow - Sì, fui soldato, Come un bel dì di maggio, Vicino a te. Program language: Italian / French. Subtitles: English / French / German / Italian / Portuguese / Spanish / Japanese.
