"La Donna e Mobile" - Rigoletto (1977)

Act 3 - Placido Domingo as the Duke in the 1977 Met production of Verdi's Rigoletto. In this aria the Duke expresses his disdain for women.
Conductor: James Levine

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Music

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• Placido
• Domingo

[julia59]

Thank you, ursey39!

[ursey39]

You are very welcome. Nice to hear from you again Julia59!

[MetropeJocelyn]

Much obliged for posting this video - and the quator tomorrow - Ursey! Placido Domingo was in his vocal prime at the time and,despite the high tessitura of the Duke's part,one which he despises owing to the blatant cynicism of the character,he fared quite well in this production.

[ursey39]

Indeed he was at his prime back then. Although vocally he is very good in the role of the Duke you would know that he isn't completely comfortable playing the part of such a superficial and shallow character. Personally I think his best aria in this production is "Parmi veder le lagrime" because it's the one instance where the Duke shows genuine emotion for a woman.

[OettingerCroat]

i love Lanza the most by far with this aria, too, but Domingo really impressed me here! Never really liked him in this role... but this was great!

[ezev8logos]

placido podría cantar cualquier cosa y sería oro!!!!!

[BERNARDOANUK]

@SuperJorgeelmejor jejeje

[SuperJorgeelmejor]

no entiendo un carajo pero me gusta.

[theoqsoftware]

@scalparm By whom? Well, by my and by the BBC Music magazine critics, who said so. elnortedecastilla . es / 20080313 / mas-actualidad / cultura / placido-domingo-grande-tenor-2­00803131154 . html - If only u had done a bit of research... Next time, before u talk, make sure u know what you're talking about

[scalparm]

@theoqsoftware By whom is he regarded to be the best of all time? The audiences? No working opera singer would agree with you.

[scalparm]

@xxryroluvxx Sure, it could be an issue of taste. Clearly he's had a huge career and people love him all over the world. But to anyone working in the field it's a minor miracle that he has lasted so long with the way he sings. And yes, I am a professional opera singer.

[xxryroluvxx]

@scalparm I thought his final note was beautiful, actually, and I've studied quite a bit myself in this area. I don't think it's his technique, I think it's just you. I DON'T MEAN THAT AS AN INSULT! But everywhere hears things differently, and one person's delight in someone else's nightmare, know what I mean? I can't blame you for not liking this, just as you can't blame me for liking it :) On a side note, if you don't mind me asking, are you still studying in this field?

[theoqsoftware]

@scalparm did u know that he is regarded to be the best tenor currently, and of all times?

[JAyala7293]

Placido Domingo is my favorite tenor. That was an amazing performance :)

[scalparm]

Reading these comments, I have to ask anyone who feels that this is good singing- Are you insane? Now, admittedly, I've studied to such an extent it's hard to remove the "training" from my ear but I would imagine even to an untrained ear you could detect the strain and shrill nature of his top. I love the man and his instrument, and perhaps it's an issue of simply not having the notes. But his approach to the top is just wrong! My GOD! Listen to his final "Pensier."

[elyavet666]

muy buenoooo..placidoo