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by | 10:38 am | Aug 20, 2008

Louis Melancon, Metropolitan Opera

Plácido Domingo will sing the role of Maurizio in Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur at the Metropolitan Opera for six performances in February 2009, replacing Marcelo Álvarez, who, as we heard before, is jumping into the title role in the Met’s new production of Verdi’s Il Trovatore.

As the press release from the Met notes, “With these performances of Adriana Lecouvreur, Domingo returns to the role of his Met debut, forty years ago on September 28, 1968. Since then, Domingo has only sung the role of Maurizio once at the Met, in 1983.”

And, wouldn’t you know it, there’s YouTube documentation of that performance. Not only does Domingo sing “L’anima ho stanca,” he even kvells a bit with Beverly Sills, the Renée Fleming of her day.

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  • pushedupmezzo says:

    Wonderful!
    Then we won’t need to make the journey as walls will shake for miles around to the sound of Fiorenza. Bump up your home insurance.

    on August 23, 2008 at 3:59 PM
  • Henry Holland says:

    Hey kids! I know you’ve just been DYING to hear about this: Birtwistle’s The Minotaur is being released on DVD in September. Also: the ROH Salome that looks very bloody and nasty and so forth. PLUS! Britten’s “opera” Billy Budd, with the “music” being sung by Parterre Box favorites Ian Bostrdige and Nathan Gunn. Oh, and for those of you who think music died in the 19th century, there’s some “opera” recordings of “music” by alleged “composer” Donizetti to waste your money on. Have fun!

    on August 23, 2008 at 7:48 PM
  • laciecafan says:

    PADDYPIG:
    Sorry to disappoint you, but the costume designer won’t cooperate. He insists that Adriana MUST wear a little black dress – so Amara is OUT. They’ve been talking to Licia again.

    on August 24, 2008 at 3:53 AM
  • Hugo Santos says:

    So mean, Henry…

    on August 24, 2008 at 12:20 PM
  • Henry Holland says:

    I’m surprised, a bit, that our doyenne hasn’t posted about Mr. Domingo’s appearance at the closing ceremonies of the Olympics last night. I trust she will, thus prompting a 200+ post thread.

    on August 25, 2008 at 7:25 PM
  • Melot's Younger Brother says:

    OK, Henry, I’ll bite:

    “Domingo is much too old to be singing at the Olympics. Let us hope he drops this idea before 2010 and 2012.”

    on August 25, 2008 at 8:20 PM
  • Henry Holland says:

    Merlot’s Younger Brother, hahahaha, perfect.

    on August 26, 2008 at 2:27 AM
  • Henry Holland says:

    Oh, for fuck’s sake, Melot’s Younger Brother, I don’t even like wine.

    on August 26, 2008 at 2:28 AM
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