Placido Domingo: Songs of Love

Placido Domingo (Performer), Francis Lai (Performer), Eduardo di Capua (Performer), Nicholas Brodszky (Performer), Alvaro Carrillo (Performer), Maurice Jarre (Performer), Joaquin Rodrigo (Performer), Bert Kaempfert (Performer), Teddy Fregoso (Performer), Adolfo Utera (Performer), Harold Arlen (Performer), Daniel A. Robles (Artist), Jacob Gade (Artist), Richard Tauber (Artist), Eugene Kohn (Artist), Bebu Silvetti (Artist), John J. Dee (Artist), Bill Ross (Artist), Rafael Solano (Artist), Julio Hernandez (Artist), Orlando Hernandez (Artist), Peter Horton (Artist), Charles Boito (Artist), Joseph Meyer (Artist), Amy Shulman (Artist), Ramon Stagnaro (Artist), Joel Timm (Artist), Walker, James (Artist), Woodward, Gary (Artist)

Product Details

• Performer: Placido Domingo, Francis Lai, Eduardo di Capua, Nicholas Brodszky, Alvaro Carrillo, et al.
• Audio CD (September 4, 2000)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B00004W4MV
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #147,034 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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If the concept of an operatic tenor plying the pop charts with a broad range of songs d'amour is hardly a new one (see also Mario Lanza and Luciano Pavarotti), it's one that has enduring appeal, especially when entrusted to the talents of an established master like Placido Domingo. Culled from his albums De mi alma Latina ("From My Latin Soul") (volumes 1 and 2) and Be My Love, this collection ably finds the common ground between Hollywood and La Scala, and wends its way through a Latin-inflected romantic songbook that stretches from Rome to Rio. Whether mining the sentiments of filmdom's Francis Lai ("Love Story") and Maurice Jarre ("Somewhere My Love") or pop standards like Bert Kaempfert's "Spanish Eyes" and "Somewhere over the Rainbow," Domingo infuses them all with a grace and drama that belie the sometimes overly precious arrangements that back his efforts. The singer has aimed for timelessness here, and largely hit the mark. --Jerry McCulley

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely sing along., January 3, 2007

By	Michael Grant White (North Carolina, NC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

We teach voice improvement for singing and speaking so it is heart warming to be able to use such an incredible master to sing along with
in our mother language of English.
Michael White, Director, The Optimal Breathing Institute

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Isagani Urgino, August 8, 2006

By	M. Urgino "An Opera Fan" (Valparaiso, IN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Placido Domingo is a legend and this CD only prooves that he is not only a legend in the field of Opera but as well as popular music (Crosover). Excellent interpretation. I love it.

2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Domingo's "continuing tradition" is one worth ending!, June 26, 2001

By	William Zornes (Northern VA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Classical artists' attempts to cross over to the many varied popular music genres, and vice versa, are rarely pleasant experiences especially for informed and knowing devotees on either side. Domingo's is by far is not only one of the worst but one of the saddest. Domingo's own liner notes attests to the "huge influence" and "lasting inspiration" that the sources of these popular songs had on him. Domingo must have devoted a remarkably great degree of effort overcoming these to become one of this generation's great classical vocalists. But despite this Herculean effort, they tragically resurfaced as evidenced by the universally poor quality of virtually every element of this album. The recordings of Florence Foster Jenkins illustrate well what happens when someone doesn't know any better. Domingo does know better and still couldn't help himself proving, once again, bad habits never die. That is what makes Jenkins' effort so funny and, regrettably, what makes Domingo's so pittifully sad. The lasting Domingo tradition was documented on recordings many years ago and "Songs of Love" represents all that's left for him to do in the studio. Like so many before him, he's simply following an all too familiar path in his declining artistic years. Those in the know are always amazed but never surprised.