Placido Domingo as Luigi "Hai ben ragione" from Il Tabarro

[millonety123]

@babbitt12, he escuchado a Giacomini en YT y NO canta esto mejor que Domingo, lo siento es mi opinion. Giacomini puede ser un poco, solo un poco en apariencia, mas potente pero la calidad/calidez y hermosura de la voz de Domingo supera la de Giacomini totalmente. Este rol es de Domingo, definitivamente.

[vivadomingo1]

A Strong performance - great top note at the end

[cleanears]

What a fake!!!!

[Wolts1983]

Molto bravo qui Pladido!

[rontomcol]

0.52 the guy just shakes his head and thinks, 'I'm never gonna be able to sing like this'.... awesome barrel chest moment at 1.11 too ;-)

[etluxperpetua]

Powerful and heartbreaking: this is one of the great lesser-known arias delivered by the master.

[gratecourt]

I've always had a blind (deaf) spot for Domingo but this role suits him. The thickening of the tone on the high note on 'piegare' 2:08 is what you don't get from the great tenors. Interesting to compare with the 1992 clip where he focuses better, but it doesn't have the abandon here. I think the audio clip Onegin65 has posted of the duet with Price is as good as Domingo gets he really throws himself into it.

[Pawelp]

@gratecourt What are you talking about? There is no thickening on that tone, he hastrouble hitting it. It sounds thin and white.

[elephantbarbiegirl]

Domingo is all man-has anyone seen Il Tabarro live? Is it really grim and depressing?

[LateBloomeronPDtrain]

I haven't seen it live but it's depressing on video too, lol.

I've only seen the version that is here in full on Youtube with Domingo Stratas and Pons from 1992, and it's very good.

[kolb94]

I'm going to see this at the met this season, so I'll get back to you after i do haha :]

[elephantbarbiegirl]

Thank you Kolb94. I will look forward to your report!

[Agorante]

@elephantbarbiegirl

No but I was cast in it. I left after artistic differences with the conductor - which got him fired. People don't appreciate just how opressive the story is. I was singing Talpa and told the mezzo that my character was waiting to die. She was outraged. She seemed to think it was Rondine.

Del Monaco really used to chew up the stage on this aria. Domingo is far better however, except for the very top note. He is the most important opera tenor of all time.

[myval007]

His singing is really excellent but he looks here like big Bob the Builder, he he!

[Pawelp]

Or like a dock worker? Rather appropriate, actually. :)

[Pawelp]

I am not a big Domgino fan either, but here the voice sounds so fresh and juicy...love this rendition. He sounds and looks the role for a 100%

[chiuppaterra]

GRANDE MAESTRO DOMINGO!

[zaza967]

....sarai sempre come un Dio che crea lacrime di commozione in cor gentil......

[tenorser]

este tipo de cosas le quedaban bien a placido, bravo!!!!

[Operafiend22]

I'm not a big Domingo fan, but this utterly amazing...this is why the man is great tenor

[malamutet]

Caro Placido, quando cantavi così eri inarrivabile.

[ilbacioditosca]

You are right Mariusz, he said that, he was singing lighter and with less volume as he got older. Until his 40 he make big theaters shake, he had a BIG voice, like Del Monaco, Corelli in volume, everybody knows that he never sung Cs confortable but a great B.

[mariusz26]

Something is clear:Domingo was more powerfull and more dramatic before 1985!!!

[operabitch77]

most likely even before then domingo lost the power. thats what happens when you sing SO many roles in very different fachs as he did. otello, boheme and then a rigoletto in the same month in the late seventies! WOW! BALLS my friend. balls!

[2ManyHighCs]

If that was indeed the case, (and I am not saying it was not, I just have no personal knowledge), It think I would call it something other than "balls". I guess I would ask the question "Why?".. . ..

[luciliuk]

El mejor tenor de toda la vida

[Turand0t]

This is the very best of the best interpretations of this part. :)

[55patri]

Extraordinario Placido en el Luigi del Tabarro como casi en todo lo que ha hecho. Bravo

[lungdoc]

As good as it will ever be sung.

[babbitt12]

listen to giacomini on cd

[DragosCojocaru]

Powerful!

[viverito]

He looks like he should paint my whole house. But sings like he should start with the bedroom first.

[Ade1960]

The Greatest of then all !!

[operabitch77]

at this time no one could mess with domingo

[tahirih163]

With biceps, no less! Lovely husky man!

[pdefeoo]

Absolutely perfect!