Placido Domingo - No, pagliaccio non son

Pagliacci Act II - Leoncavallo
Nedda: Teresa Stratas
Canio: Placido Domingo
Conductor: James Levine
Metropolitan Opera
1978

[@captainmilkman]

Domingo tripping over that chair was an amazing moment tbh. It adds a bit of character to the performance, and I'll be damned if he didn't play off that fall like a champ. Absolutely amazing performance.

[@aarondaguio7179]

5:51

[@damianvaladez5645]

Después de ver a varios interpretes de esta aria, me quedo con la de Placido Domingo. Literalmente trasmite la angustia, frustración, celos y coraje, excelente! ❤

[@daniellepollastri327]

This is a blinding piece of theatre. Most actors could not inhabit their roles with the same intensity as Domingo and Stratas. The point at which Domingo stumbles over a wooden stool simply adds to the character's pathos. Awesome.

[@user-oo6jw3dz5e]

ドミンゴは全てパーフェクトですよ。歌唱、演技、音楽と一体となった振る舞いは私の知っている歌手の中で最高と思います

[@eduardomandiola7138]

Domingo on stage is a real monster!!!! Superb.

[@carlosmonzo4102]

Al margen de que el Sr. Domingo pueda gustar más o menos, y de aquellos que siempre lo han perseguido de forma implacable.......

[@joaquinmolina5353]

Además de ser para mí la mejor voz de la historia tiene el gran don de la representacion

[@bethfiori4708]

Wow, wow. Domingo has it all, gives it all.

[@jliu3569]

The moment he was stumped made me cry, What a great actor. Forgive me for my Chinese English and I can't fully express my feelings.

[@wotan10950]

Fantastic Domingo & Stratas. I've only seen three Canios in the theater, but they were great: Vickers, truly terrifying; Pav, sang beautifully but just stood like a lamppost; Domingo, who combines the opulent voice with an overwhelmingly character. Watch out for stray chairs!

[@willygarcia2144]

Bravo !!! Bravoooo !! What a master of the interpretation Domingo was!!!. I listened to other opera singers who sang very well the aria "vesti la giuba", but the best performance of Canio during the masterpiece "Il pagliacci" belongs to Domingo. He's the master!!!

[@Tevyeh613]

The thing about the stumble is: Grande Stratas! She goes down to him - and from the accident comes HIGH DRAMA!

[@elenidaatonso765]

lo ascoltato dal vivo all arena di verona assieme alla gasdia come in questo video grandiosa performance artista insuperabile

[@yersongonsalez4648]

una majestuosa interpretación del gran maestro placido, y si el propietario del canal lee el comentario por dios mismo me saco la lágrimas no me pude contener! es una de las mejores interpretaciones que he visto después de la de mario del monaco el supremo. saludos a la comunidad y al inmenso arte de la opera.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

This is an incredible performance. Domingo and Stratas are truly the best vocally and in acting. The anguish of Canio and the fear of Nedda are palpable. And listen to their voices.

[@justanotherbohemian3827]

5:51

[@karinasantamaria7511]

Plácido Domingo es y seguirá siendo el rey de la ópera de todos los tiempos

[@unclenogbad1509]

Tremendous performance. Both Domingo and Stratas, superb singers but also able to act their roles to the fullest. You can just see the play character taking over Canio's better self. And you can see the very moments when Nedda first realises something is wrong, and then that Canio knows the truth, and she has a portent of what is to come. Best performance I'll see in my lifetime.

[@georgioverini2299]

I don't know, even my goosebumps have goosebumps when I watch this scene. This is a real art of singing and acting.