o holy night - Placido Domingo

Placido Domingo singing Cantique de Noel from 1981. One of my favourite Christmas Carols of all time.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Cantique
• de
• Noel
• holy
• Night
• Placido
• Domingo
• Christmas

[rexeterna]

domingo is such a joke!!! it's so obvious that that G at 1:12 is edited in. it's a freaking G!!  domingo can't sing a G, in 1981?? come on

[kamikazekate]

@rexeterna Thanks for the comment.

[inclusio]

If anyone can convey the true spirit of Christmas in song it is the great Placido Domingo. This raised hairs on the back of my neck and brought tears to my eyes. Unforgettable!

[Pianokitty23]

I don't think anyone could possibly sing this better than Domingo!!!

[debsong10]

Of all performances of Cantique de Noel/O Holy Night that I've listened to over the years, Placido's is still my favorite. HIs is truly the most beautiful and expressive performance I have ever heard. You're right. Nobody sings it like him. It gives me chills every time I hear it.

[emncaity]

@Agorante

My thoughts exactly. People who get caught up in "how high was the note" are missing the point, like a golfer who only wants to know how far a guy hits his driver or 7-iron when the point is to get the ball in the hole. There are tenors who can go higher than C and who couldn't match either Domingo OR Pavarotti simply because they could go higher.

[ruthofzion]

Sublime!!!!!!!!!!!.

[grenadehehe]

absolutely amazing...voice from heaven. i get goosebumps.

[hot4ufcchick]

takes me back to my childhood in Spain...Placido is an Angel!

[singr7]

amazing. absolutely moving and stunning technique.

[Agorante]

@rexeterna

Domingo caps his version with a B Flat - the same key as Caruso's. Lanza sings it a bit higher yet with a top B and Bjorling goes all the way up to the High C.

The idea that Domingo can be criicized for not having the extreme top notes of Pavarotti or Gedda or Roswange is just plain dumb. I heard Domingo live many, many times. Pavarotti too. Domingo had a better top, just not quite as high. He was always very solid up to a B Flat. It was better than Pavarotti's C.

[myspain82]

Gracias Plácido por nacer en España, nos sentimos orgullosos de tener un compatriota con esa elegancia al cantar.

[Nysse100]

Noooooo! Placido equals million Jussi Björlings...

[kamikazekate]

@aiisliingK Hi AiisliingK, Definitely Jussi is the man! Love placido but was raised on Jussi! There is definitely no one better.