''Verdi'' is a 2013 album of baritone arias by the 72-year-old
Plácido Domingo
José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French ...
, returning to the baritone register of his youth. The album, the first collection of baritone arias by the singer, was released by Sony Classics on 27 August 2013. Domingo is accompanied by the
Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana The Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana (CGV), founded as Cor de Valencia in 1987, is the main local-government funded choir in Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most popula ...
and the
Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana The Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana ( es, Orquesta de la Comunidad Valenciana), is an orchestra based in Valencia, Spain and the resident orchestra of Valencia’s opera house, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía.
History
The Orchestra was create ...
conducted by
Pablo Heras-Casado
Pablo Heras-Casado (born 1977) is a Spanish conductor.
Early life
The son of a retired police officer, he began singing with a school choir at the age of seven and piano lessons at the age of nine. He studied music at the conservatory in Grana ...
. The album won a
Latin Grammy
The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been ...
in 2014 for Best Classical Album.
Reviews
It was favourably received by ''
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'', the ''
Toronto Star
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'',
Placido Domingo reinvents himself with Verdi: CD review At 72, the Spanish tenor begins a new career as a baritone.
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Track listing
# Macbeth (opera)
''Macbeth'' () is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and additions by Andrea Maffei, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name.
Written for the Teatro della Pergola in Florenc ...
, Act IV, Macbeth aria: 'Perfidi! All'Anglo contro me v'unite! ... Pieta, rispetto, amore'
# Rigoletto
''Rigoletto'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play '' Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had co ...
, Act I, Scene 3, Rigoletto's scena: 'Pari siamo! Io la lingua'
# Rigoletto, Act II, Scene 2, Rigoletto's Aria: 'Si, la mia figlia! ... Cortigiani, vil razza dannata'
# Un ballo in maschera
''Un ballo in maschera'' ''(A Masked Ball)'' is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The text, by Antonio Somma, was based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five act opera, '' Gustave III, ou Le bal masqué''.
Th ...
, Act III, Scene 1, Renato's aria: 'Alzati! La tuo figlio ... Eri tu che macciavi quell'anima'
# La traviata, Germont Act II, Scene 1, Aria: 'Di Provenza il mar, il suol'
# Simon Boccanegra
''Simon Boccanegra'' () is an opera with a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play ''Simón Bocanegra'' (1843) by Antonio García Gutiérrez, whose play ''El trovador'' had b ...
, Act I, Scene 2: 'Abbasso le spade! ... Plebe! Patrizi! Popolo dalla feroce storia!'
# Simon Boccanegra, Act I, Scene 2: 'Ecco la spada'
# Ernani, Act III, Carlo V Scene and Cavatina: 'E questo il loco?'
# Ernani, Act III, Carlo V Scene and Cavatina: 'Oh, de' verd'anni miei'
# Il trovatore
''Il trovatore'' ('The Troubadour') is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto largely written by Salvadore Cammarano, based on the play ''El trovador'' (1836) by Antonio García Gutiérrez. It was García Gutiérrez's mos ...
, Part II, Scene 2, Conte di Luna, Ferrando Scena ed Aria: 'Tutto e deserto'
# Il trovatore, Part II, Scene 2, Conte di Luna Scena ed Aria: 'Il balen del suo sorriso' –
# Il trovatore, Part II, Scene 2, Conte di Luna, Ferrando, Scena ed Aria: 'Qual suono! Oh ciel! ... Per me, ora fatale'
# Don Carlo
''Don Carlos'' is a five-act grand opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi to a French-language libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle, based on the dramatic play '' Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien'' (''Don Carlos, Infante of Spain'') by Friedr ...
, Act IV, Scene 2: Rodrigo, Don Carlo 'Son io, mio Carlo'
# Don Carlo, Act IV, Rodrigo Scene 2: 'Per me giunto e il di supremo'
# Don Carlo, Act IV, Don Carlo, Rodrigo Scene 2: 'Che parli tu di morte?'
# La forza del destino, Act III, Scene 2, Carlo Scena ed Aria: 'Morir! Tremenda cosa'
# La forza del destino, Act III, Scene 2, Carlo Scena ed Aria: 'Urna fatale del mio destino'
# La forza del destino, Act III, Scene 2, Scena ed Aria: 'E s'altra prova rinvenir potessi? ... Egli e salvo! Gioia immens"
Chart performance
References
2013 classical albums
Plácido Domingo albums
Baritone arias
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