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Adoro (Plácido Domingo Album)
''Adoro'' is a 1982 album of popular Mexican songs by Plácido Domingo.Opera News Volume 47, Issues 1-8 1982 "Adoro," an album of popular Mexican songs, demonstrates once again that Domingo's brilliant tenor transcends borders and musical categories. You would have to travel very very far to find his equal." Track listing #" Adoro" - Armando Manzanero #"Un viejo amor" - Adolfo Fernández / Alfonso Esparza Oteo #"Serenata tapatia" - Ernesto Cortázar / Manuel Esperón #"Adios mariquita Linda" - Marcos A. Jiménez #"La negra noche" #"Las mañanitas a la Virgen" #"El triste" - Roberto Cantoral #"Rayando el sol" #"Noche plateada" - Pedro Infante Pedro Infante Cruz (; 18 November 1917 – 15 April 1957) was a Mexican ranchera singer and actor whose career spanned the golden age of Mexican cinema. Infante was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and raised in nearby Guamúchil. He died on 15 Apri ... #"China" #"Maria bonita" - Agustin Lara References 1982 albums Plácido ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, German, Spanish, English and Russian in the most prestigious opera houses in the world. Although primarily a '' lirico-spinto'' tenor for most of his career, especially popular for his Cavaradossi, Hoffmann, Don José and Canio, he quickly moved into more dramatic roles, becoming the most acclaimed Otello of his generation. In the early 2010s, he transitioned from the tenor repertory into exclusively baritone parts, including '' Simon Boccanegra''. As of 2020, he has performed 151 different roles. Domingo has also achieved significant success as a crossover artist, especially in the genres of Latin and popular music. In addition to winning fourteen Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, several of his records have gone silver, gold, platin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS Records International
CBS Records International was the international arm of the Columbia Records unit of Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. ( CBS) formed in 1961 and launched in 1962. Previously, Columbia Records had licensed other record companies to manufacture and distribute Columbia recordings outside North America, such as Philips Records and its subsidiary Fontana (now part of the Universal Music Group) in Europe. Formation and history In 1960, CBS acquired its Australian distributor since 1956, the Australian Record Company, and with it its flagship label Coronet Records. American Columbia material continued to be issued on the CBS Coronet Records label in Australia. The CBS label was launched in Australia in 1963. Also in 1960, CBS began negotiations with its European distributor Philips Records with the goal of the establishment of a CBS Records label in Europe. Philips' acquisition of Mercury Records paved the way for the formation of the CBS label in 1961 with Philips distributing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opera News
''Opera News'' was an American classical music magazine. It was published from 1936 to 2023 by the Metropolitan Opera Guild—a non-profit organization, located at Lincoln Center, that was founded to promote opera and support the Metropolitan Opera ("the Met") of New York City. ''Opera News'' was initially focused almost exclusively on the Met and its activities, providing information for listeners of the Saturday afternoon live Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts. Over the years, the magazine broadened its scope to include the larger American and international opera scenes. Published monthly, ''Opera News'' offered opera-related feature articles; artist interviews; production profiles; musicological pieces; music-business reportage; reviews of performances in the U.S. and Europe; reviews of recordings, videos, books and audio equipment; and listings of opera performances and recitals in the U.S. The final Editor-in-Chief was F. Paul Driscoll. Regular contributors to the mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adoro (song)
"Adoro" is a song by Mexican singer-songwriter Armando Manzanero. The song was originally recorded and released by RCA in 1967, becoming one of Manzanero's best known songs. Momento magazine in 1969 reported that the song had already sold 250,000 copies and been recorded in about 60 versions in its first two years. The lyrics begin ''"Adoro, la calle en que nos vimos, la noche, cuando nos conocimos ..."'' Versions After the initial run of "sixty versions" 1967-1969 noted by Momento magazine, the song has further been covered by artists including: *"I Adore You", English version sung by Andra Willis, with new English lyrics by Sunny Skylar 1971 *"Ben böyleyim", Turkish version by Ayten Alpman in 1975 *Nini Rosso 1972 * Salomé 1970 *Adoro (Don't Tempt Me) by The Brass Ring Featuring Phil Bodner 1968 *Franck Pourcel and his Orchestra - as title song of the album of the same name 1970, which went Gold in Japan. *Placido Domingo - as title song of the album of the same name 1982 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando Manzanero
Armando Manzanero Canché (7 December 1934 – 28 December 2020) was a Mexican musician, singer, composer, actor and music producer, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the most successful composers of Latin America. He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in the United States in 2014. He was the president of the Mexican Society of Authors and Composers (Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México). Early life Manzanero was born in Mérida, Yucatán on 7 December 1934. His father was singer and composer Santiago Manzanero and his mother Juanita Canché Baqueiro played the jarana jarocha. At the age of eight he was introduced to the world of music at the ''Escuela de Bellas Artes'' (School of Fine Arts), later furthering his musical studies in Mexico City. Career In 1950, at the age of fifteen, he composed his first melody titled ''Nunca en el Mundo'' (Never in the World), of which twenty-one versions in different lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolfo Fernández
Adolfo Fernández (born 21 May 1951) is a Cuban pianist and journalist. Biography Adolfo Fernández was born in Havana, Cuba. He studied music at the Carlos Alfredo Peyrellade and Amadeo Roldán Conservatory with the teachers Isabel Martí and Angela Quintana, respectively. Later, he continued his music studies at the National School of Art in Cuba under the leadership of the Mexican professor Ana Martinez. Fernandez continued with courses of composition, counterpoint, Contemporary Harmony, Morphology, Orchestration and Physical Acoustics at the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC), the Cuban composer Leo Brouwer, earned his first doctorate as a concert pianist and a second doctorate as musicologist, both at the University of Havana, he also took lessons with the eminent Australian pianist Roger Woodward, the Cuban pianist Luis González Rojas and the pianist and composer Harold Gramatges. While living in Cuba, often he played as a soloist with the symp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Esparza Oteo
Alfonso Esparza Oteo (Aguascalientes, 2 August 1894 - Mexico City, 31 January 1950) was a Mexican composer. Esparza first success among Mexico City music fans was a foxtrot, and his music was enormously popular in the 1920s. Álvaro Obregón was listening to "El Limoncito", one of Esparza's compositions, when he was assassinated.Crafting Mexico: Intellectuals, Artisans, and the State After the ... - Page 307 Rick Anthony López - 2010 "The year prior to the India Bonita Contest, Esparza had gained fame among Mexico City music fans for his foxtrot ... the last sound Obregón would hear before the explosion of an assassin's bullet would be the music of Esparza Oteo." Works, editions and recordings * ''Dime que sí'' (arranged by Efraín Oscher on Rolando Villazón: ''¡Mexico!'' DG: 4779234) * ''Un viejo amor'' (arranged by Gonzalo Grau on Rolando Villazón: ''¡Mexico!'' DG: 4779234) References External links Alfonso Esparza Oteo recordingsat the Discography of American Historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Cortázar
Ernesto Cortázar (1897–1953) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, musician and composer. Cortázar was active during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. He was the father of Ernesto Cortázar II.Wilt p.343 Selected filmography * '' The Queen of the River'' (1939) * ''The League of Songs'' (1941) * '' ¡Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes!'' (1941) * '' The Rock of Souls'' (1943) * '' Cuando habla el corazón'' (1943) * '' Summer Hotel'' (1944) * ''The Stronger Sex'' (1946) * ''The Road to Sacramento'' (1946) * ''Don't Marry My Wife'' (1947) * '' The Golden Boat'' (1947) * '' Juan Charrasqueado'' (1948) * ''Marked Cards'' (1948) * '' The Last Night'' (1948) * '' Spurs of Gold'' (1948) * '' Love in Every Port'' (1949) * '' Treacherous'' (1950) * ''Love for Love'' (1950) * '' Corazón de fiera'' (1951) * '' Radio Patrol'' (1951) * '' The Children of Maria Morales'' (1952) * ''Hot Rhumba'' (1952) * '' Made for Each Other'' (1953) * '' Star Without Light'' (1953) * ''The Loving Women'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Esperón
Manuel Esperón González (August 3, 1911 – February 13, 2011) was a Mexican songwriter and composer."Biografía de Manuel Esperón González (Biography of Manuel Esperón González)" . Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México (SACM) (Society of Authors and Composers of Mexico). Along with the famous Mexican author Ernesto Cortazar, Esperón cowrote many songs for Mexican films, including " ¡Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes!" for the 1941 film of the same name, "Cocula" for ''El Peñón de las Ánimas'' ('' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcos A
Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' *Marcos (given name) * Marcos family Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portuguese footballer * Randa Markos, Iraqi-Canadian female mixed martial artist ;Nicknamed simply as ''Marcos'' * Marcos Pereira Martins (born 1943), Brazilian football winger * Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis (born 1973), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Marcos Joaquim dos Santos (born 1975), Brazilian footballer * Marcos de Paula (born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Marcos Alonso Peña (born 1959), Spanish footballer ;Named * Marcos Ambrose, Australian racing driver currently competing in ''NASCAR'' * Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot tennis player * Marcos Bristow, Indian badminton player * Marcos Hernández (swimmer), Cuban freestyle swimmer * Marcos Pizzelli, Brazilian-Armenian footballer * Marcos García Barreno, Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Cantoral
Roberto Cantoral García (7 June 1935 – 7 August 2010) was a Mexican composer, singer and songwriter. He was known for composing a string of hit Mexican songs, including "El Triste", "Al Final", "La Barca" and " El Reloj" The Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México () estimated that "La Barca" and "El Reloj" have been recorded over 1,000 times by other artists like Plácido Domingo, Gualberto Castro, José José, Luis Miguel, Joan Báez and Linda Ronstadt. In 2009, he won the Latin Grammy Trustees Award. '' Iconos'', which was released by Marc Anthony in 2010, featured "El Triste". Early life Roberto Cantoral Garcia was born on 7 June 1935 in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas. From an early age, he showed an ability for music and its composition. Cantoral moved to Mexico City to attend college but dropped out to become a band leader. Career 1950–1960 In 1950, Cantoral formed the Hermanos Cantoral () with Antonio Cantoral. The duo recorded "El preso número 9" () and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Infante
Pedro Infante Cruz (; 18 November 1917 – 15 April 1957) was a Mexican ranchera singer and actor whose career spanned the golden age of Mexican cinema. Infante was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and raised in nearby Guamúchil. He died on 15 April 1957 in Mérida, Yucatán, while en route to Mexico City when his plane crashed due to engine failure. From 1939 until his death, Infante acted in over 60 films (30 of them with his brother Ángel Infante, Ángel) and recorded over 350 songs. His 1952 ranchera album ''Cuando sale la luna'' was rated No. 56 in a 2024 ranking of the 600 greatest Latin music albums of all time. For his performance in the movie ''Tizoc (film), Tizoc'', he was posthumously awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Childhood and early career Pedro Infante was born 18 November 1917 in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, the son of Delfino Infante García (24 December 1880 – 17 March 1955), who played the double bass in a band, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
