Placido Domingo as Alfredo - rehearsals, preparations

Traviata NY, with Placido Domingo Ileana Cotrubas James Levine

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Music

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• Placido
• Domingo

[Tralfamadoro]

Geez.

At 3:04-3:14 and 5:00-6:00 he's just precious.

[DragosCojocaru]

Thank you for such a great surprise! I missed this video a lot!

[veeerooniicaaa]

Hermoso video !. Gracias por publicarlo

[OperaMystery80]

I just love how Levine conducts the opening music to Traviata after the Overture..its sbrisk, bright and lively..just perfect, This was a great production of Traviata at the Met in '81 with Domingo, Contrubas & Mcneil. Contrubas was a bit underpowered vocally but otherwise a fine singer and skilled actress on stage. It's nice to see how they made the opera as a labor of love, lots of work goes into making opera

[OperaMystery80]

@31operafan This was in '81 for a Metropolitan Opera Traviata with James Levine conducting. Ileana Contrubas as Violetta & Cornell Mcneil as Germont. The entire performance is on Youtube! I have it on my Favorites list, tell me if you get to see it, it's wonderful!!

[31operafan]

When was this? He looks so much younger. Must be the 1970s or early 1980s.

[31operafan]

I loved the beginning, where Domingo was jogging to his rehearsal. Exercise is important for an opera singer, because some forms of exercise strengthen the lungs and diaphragm.

[zuzanka1981]

I absolutely adore James Levine in this. :-) Thanks for sharing, wansob.

[marinha63]

Muy lindo e instructivo este video que muestra cuánto trabajo y esfuerzo se requieren para presentar una obra. Plácido es un ser con una dimensión grandiosa sin perder su sencillez !! Muchas gracias por compartir !!

[SuperMarkova]

ma Levine ... che cosa dire... l´amo

[Honken]

Thanks! :)

[corelli2]

If I'm not mistaken, it is Joan Dornemann, a coach from the Met.