Placido Domingo First International Voice Comp
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CD Details
- Released: June 14, 1994
- Originally Released: 1994
- Label: Sony Masterworks
Tracks:
- 1.L'Africaine: 'Pays merveilleux... O paradis'
- 2.I Puritani: 'Qui la voce sua soave'
- 3.La Wally: 'Ebben? Ne andro lontana'
- 4.Faust: 'Mais ce Dieu... A moi les plaisirs'
- 5.Manon: 'Je marche sur tous les chemins'
- 6.L'Elisir d'Amore: 'Caro elisir, sei mio ... Esulti pur la barbara'
- 7.Otello: 'Gia nella notte densa'
- 8.La forza del destino: 'Io muoio ... Non emprecare, umiliati'
- 9.El Gato Montes: 'Me llamabs, Rafaeliyo?'
- 10.Placido Domingo Introducing The Encores
- 11.La Tabernera del Puerto: 'No puede ser!'
- 12.Don Giovanni: 'La ce darem la mano'
- 13.La Boheme: 'O soave fanciulla'
- 14.Le nozze di Figaro: 'Sull'aria ... Che soave zeffiretto'
- 15.La Traviata: 'Libiamo, ne' lieti calici'
Product Description:
Winners of the international opera competition sponsored by Placido Domingo generally have lots of potential, but lack polish. Most promising from the first competition in 1993 is Nina Stemme, whose dark, rich voice shines thrillingly in La forza del destino, but succumbs to flabbiness and choppiness in lyrical passages. Ainhoa Arteta and Inva Mula-Tchako have pretty, sparkling sopranos, though the latter pushes needlessly through the middle voice and Arteta's selections are unchallenging. Kwangchul Youn, a competent, full-bodied bass, lacks style and phrasing skills. According to the verbosely translated liner notes, Domingo, a "matinee idol ... for adolescent, opera-addicted teenagers" (wherever they may be!) is a much-needed role model for these young singers. Only time will tell if these masters of the art of competition will have masterful careers. --Barbara Eisner Bayer