Puccini: La Boheme Act 1-Placido Domingo and Teresa Stratas 1970 London

La Boheme excerpt from Act 1 - Placido Domingo and Teresa Stratas
Mimì......Teresa Stratas
Rodolfo......Placido Domingo
Rodolfo: "Che gelida manina"
Mimì: "Sì, mi chiamano Mimì"
Duet, Rodolfo and Mimì: "O soave fanciulla"
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Excerpt from Gala Performance Sadler Wells
Venue: Sadler Wells Opera
Conductor: Charles Mackerras, John Lanchbery
Sadler's Wells Orchestra
Introduced by Keith Michell
BBC 1970

[@janicebroom1612]

Placido remains my favourite tenor, such emotion expressed through his wonderful voice, such a talent

[@davidchen8685]

Best version of stage one La Boheme. Classic performance.👍👍👍

[@unalettriceinviaggio]

He and Teresa Stratas. My favourite couple: I fell in love with them with Zeffirelli 's movie "La Traviata"

[@arboretum1153]

They were not only singers they were who they were singing..in lz traviata they are not even human they are so good !!! She is violetta, that is so amazing ....

[@shirleyrombough8173]

You should see them in "No, Pagliaccio non so." Scary but oh so gratifying.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

I could just die they are so good. This sounds petty, but when Rodolfo offers Mimi his arm, many sopranos ignore the offer. Not only does this singer take his arm, but she offers a precious curtsy.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Listen to them sing No Pagliaccio Non So. It will break your heart.

[@massimocassano2545]

Oltre che nei Pagliacci , grandi anche in Tabarro.

[@christinec.6685]

This is a beautiful example of what opera can be.

[@pavarotti744]

Ever dependable Placido. Rock solid vocally and consummate acting.

[@karinkreipl8356]

Keiner singt so leidenschaftlich ❤

[@dr.keithheimann3963]

When Stratas showed up, she could be magical. Heard/saw her a few times at the Met and in "Rags" on Broadway.

[@christianroider118]

Simply beautiful,great couple ❤🎉

[@rosy3385]

Sublime distribution, quels chanteurs !

[@cwillpiko1994]

Along with the first act from La Traviata this is always wonderful!

[@diegosalomon8013]

what a beautiful note in che gelida manina

[@mstrsims2]

thanks for posting. a treat to see both so young

[@PragueImport]

I do not think anyone sane can accuse Mr. Domingo of not having any "high notes" here.

[@ey8767]

It doesn't matter. It's true he is not good at high notes above B, but it's not what made him excel. He is good at singing with character, as what's required in the musical theatre world. And nowadays, it's a rare skill in opera. Besides, he is perfect at anywhere below B.

[@PragueImport]

@@ey8767 I largely agree with you since he is also one of my favorites. However, it's worth noting that certain operas demand a minimum of a solid high B.

[@Mariano-ge6de]

Canta el aria medio tono baja y el agudo suena apretado como casi siempre.

[@sumiokuge]

So young to be simply beautiful !

[@paulwien65]

Thank you verz much for this jewel Domingo and Stratas breathtaking singing and acting goosebump all the time

[@Toadhouse2003]

Wow! How wonderful it would have been to see such a performance! Thank you for posting this! ❤

[@marieannickschwartz6103]

Magnifique....

[@mino7520]

Deux voix légères qui ont évolué par la suite....ça respirait la jeunesse et la fraicheur qui convenait bien à ce passage tellement romantique de la bohème. Bravo, j'oubliais que j'étais de la même génération et que j'avais baigné dans tout ça.....à cette époque et qu'un alea de santé de mon maître me priva de l'audition que nous devions passer à l'opéra de Paris. Souvenir

[@uppityglivestockian]

My goodness Yoland, you're on a roll! Bonanza! My missus is out shopping and she's gonna think I'm lying when I tell her I've a special surprise for her. Mil gracias, this is starting out the day on such a bright note. Have a good day my friend.

[@Sacha_Kudli]

Yoland this is just fabulous! You keep surprising us with gems ! I like that little introduction in the beginning . Domingo is a honest , and poetic Rodolfo unlike in my opinion Pavarotti who swallowed the sun but lacks of emotion . Carreras nails it too btw. Geez he’s young here ! 31 I think. I would have paid a fortune to see him live in his prime if I was born earlier 😁 . This is the third video performance I’ve seem from him singing this iconic aria .One is in Madrid in 1986 , there’s this one but I think his best one is in Paris in 1977 alongside with TeKanawa . Absolutely divine there . Stratas is fantastic too of course . Anyway thanks again Yoland .

[@uppityglivestockian]

💯👍🤠~A.

[@YolandKwok]

It was in 1970 and he’s 29. I think it’s not the 1970s it’s the year 1970. 😂 but yes, it’s a sooo happy to see this two singing and performing Bohème together!! Even though just Act one. 😊

[@YolandKwok]

But you have great comment here, Sacha, thank you! Actually bit miss you 😉

[@Sacha_Kudli]

@@YolandKwok Thank you Yes it’s been a while! 😁

[@wilhelmsellmann9434]

I can understand you, I had Seen Domingo in ca. 1970 in Hamburgo, the Debut as Otello . Ist was wonderful! I

[@juliennegeorgi3922]

Many thanks Yoland‼️‼️ Wonderful surprise. I’m very amazed ‼️👍🏻👏🏻

[@patullberg]

The best, most convincing Mimi I've ever seen; Stratas is fantastic;Domingo also; great pairing!

[@ivanellosnieva8716]

Ella es simplemente sublime!!

[@tgylfason]

Domingo´s high C is perfect as is everything else here. Wonderful.

[@matthewbbenton]

It was a high B - not that I fault him for transposing.

[@operadog2000]

B natural

[@robertmanno5749]

You can even find performances by Franco Corelli where he transposed the aria down.

[@kennethwayne6857]

@@robertmanno5749 Many tenors do.

[@62pianoguy]

@@matthewbbenton I don't fault him either, and it's hard to argue with the vocal results (he does indeed sound wonderful here). But somehow it makes the transition into "Mi chiamano Mimì" feel rather pedestrian in a musical sense. Normally the start of her aria is approached melodically by half-step (from his final E-flat to her E-natural), and their two arias are a tritone apart harmonically (A-flat and D major), a distance which helps distinguish their character (and characters). Also the color difference in moving from a flat key to a sharp key, which audibly affects the sound of the orchestra. But when moving instead simply from G major to D major, much of this effect is lost. A minor point, I suppose, but one can't help wondering how Puccini himself might have felt about this issue (despite his living in an era where the personal preferences of leading singers were, if anything, even more likely to be accommodated).

[@shirleyrombough8173]

I never saw Rodolfo blow out his candle before. What a schemer.

[@BellaFirenze]

Keith Joseph Michell (1 December 1926 - 20 November 2015) was an Australian actor who worked primarily in the United Kingdom, and was best known for his television and film portrayals of King Henry VIII. Michell died in Hampstead, London, eleven days before his 89th birthday.

[@kennethwayne6857]

An excellent singer too.

[@davidashton6567]

I was visiting a friend in Milan and wandering round the town, I sat down in a little park and this song came wafting down from a nearby house, totally memorable moment.

[@juliennegeorgi3922]

Thanks for sharing 👍🏻🫶🏻

[@user-we3fh3nr3y]

Она потрясающая Мими, элегантная молодая француженка. Милая, мечтательная и влюбленная. Обожаю ее актерский дар)))

[@wilhelmsellmann9434]

Hallo Yoland Kwok, Many thanks, I had meet Plácido in Hamburgo. He loved his Fans! There was Aunt Anna and he wearv her a Ring every time on his Finger sind. Hamburg!

[@ColleenCupido]

Insanely in love...as God is my witness. The only man I want...or ever really wanted

[@Bobrogers99]

If that was from the BBC in 1970, that was 53 years ago! Placido was 29 years old.

[@ylecab]

Guapísimo era, todo un hombrezote.

[@marthaaceves5181]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏🌹

[@marieannickschwartz6103]

En duo avec caballa montserrat etait unique aussi.

[@Fanfanbalibar]

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[@Fanfanbalibar]

KALOGEROPOULOS, STRATAKIS, SO MANY THANKS !!!!!!

[@antaxerxes3138]

They both got better with age.

[@sfradebirriel]

Qué pasó con la traducción de los comentarios en inglés al ESPAÑOL?

[@ColleenCupido]

Then again, maybe Poppin Fresh ain't THE cutest thing in the world.....

[@ColleenCupido]

I DO love you, Placido. It started when I was 17...and I can't seem to stop repeating myself

[@wilhelmsellmann9434]

Hallo,

[@user-we3fh3nr3y]

Он тут конечно больше трудится над пением, а она ЖИВЕТ.

[@colleencupido5125]

Pale the Lily of the Valley, fragrant the Rose of Sharon /The green hue in a rainbow is but the grass we walk on / Violet in the northern lights, sky blue the ocean's wave / Could I the colors of the world in one bouquet save / It could not match the glory of your eyes / For in them is the heaven that I prize. By Mrs.Colleen Cupido

[@BellaFirenze]

Oy vey, said Rodolfo.