Tenor Placido Domingo is often called the Energizer Bunny of Opera and in this broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera, he again shows why. Having just turned 69, an age when most tenors are retired and teaching master classes, Domingo is taking on the title role of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra.
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Plácido Domingo Sings Baritone in “Simon Boccanegra” at the Met
(Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera)
The story of a luckless ruler of Genoa who can't get a break, the opera features Domingo singing a baritone role for the first time at the Met. Fellow cast members include Sicilian tenor Marcello Giordani, Canadian soprano Adrianne Pieczonka and American bass James Morris. As when Domingo first appeared in this production 15 years ago--as a tenor--James Levine is conducting from the pit.
The Cast
Conductor: James Levine
Amelia Grimaldi: Adrianne Pieczonka
Gabriele Adorno: Marcello Giordani
Simon Boccanegra: Plácido Domingo
Jacopo Fiesco: James Morris
Comments [2]
in arizona...in heaven listening...
I'd like to see the Saturday Opera high lighted on your front page with a brief outline of the story.
Hendrik E. Sadi
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