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One of the world's most renowned tenors,
Placido Domingo along with his frequent collaborators Luciano
Pavarotti and José Carreras is largely responsible for
the increasing mainstream popularity of opera among contemporary
listeners. Born March 21, 1941 in Madrid, Spain, Placido Domingo's
family relocated to Mexico in 1950; there Placido studied vocal
technique, as well as piano and conducting, at the Mexico City
Conservatory. After making his public debut as a baritone, he
essayed his first major tenor role as Alfredo in Verdi's La Traviata
in 1960; he subsequently spent close to three years with the
Israel National Opera, singing 280 performances in a dozen different
roles. In 1966, Domingo created the title role in the U.S. premiere
of Ginastera's Don Rodrigo at the New York City Opera; his Metropolitan
Opera debut followed two years later, appearing as Maurizio in
Adriana Lecouvreur -- the first of well over 400. |
Customer review from Amazon
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"De Mi Alma Latina 2"
1997
Reviewer: A music fan from Beirut, Lebanon
You just can't buy the De mi alma
latina (1) without having to purchase the second one. Domingo
is at his best, and the recording quality is one of the best
among the many Cds I have. A special track is the No.7 medley:
Perdon/Obsesion with the great vocalist Maggie Carles. Also "Que
daria", track no.4, which is a new song composed specially
to suit Domingo's voice and style now became one of the most
beautiful songs I ever heard. This album also features "La
paloma", "Cuando Calienta el sol", "Guantamera"
& "Volver, volver" among many others. The only
drawback of this Domingo album is the choice of the songs, which
was difficult, because the De mi alma latina 1 took every song
there is to take, and left a narrow choice for the 2nd to choose
from. |
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