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Puccini - Turandot / Franco Zeffirelli - Marton, Domingo, Mitchell, Plishka, Cuenod - James Levine, MET (1988) Umvd Labels Verdi - Aida / Levine, Domingo, Millo, Metropolitan Opera Deutsche Grammophon The Original Three Tenors Concert Uni Decca This third consecutive world cup musical event will include new three tenors repertoire and take place before up to a million fans along the historic champs-de-mars in front of the eiffel tower The concert will be conducted under the baton of the esteemed james levine Studio Uni Dist Corp music Release Date 06/ 24/ 1997 Starring Jose Carreras Luciano Pavarotti Rating NrPuccini - La Boheme / Pavarotti, Scotto, Niska, Wixell, Plishka, Levine, Metropolitan Opera Deutsche Grammophon Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen / Levine, Metropolitan Opera (Complete Ring Cycle) Deutsche Grammophon Verdi - La Traviata Deutsche Grammophon Verdi - Otello / Domingo, Fleming, Morris, Croft, Levine, Moshinsky, Metropolitan Opera Morris Deutsche Grammophon The Berlin Concert: Live from the Waldbühne Deutsche Grammophon Sparks fly in this video of the all-star concert from Berlins equivalent of the Hollywood Bowl in July 2006 part of the World Cup festivities The electricity is generated by the all-star trio of tenors Placido Domingo and Rolando Villazon and soprano Anna Netrebko in a program of operatic and vocal favorites The crowd estimated at 20 000 eats it all up and so will home viewers wholl relish the prospect of great singers performing great music Domingo is his usual self still remarkable at an age when most tenors have called it quits He sings with intensity and a voice undimmed by the passing of time Domingos duets with his partners are notable for his acute phrasing the highlights being the first-act love duet from Verdis Otello with Netrebkos gorgeous lyric Desdemona and the ravishing duet with Villazon from Bizets The Pearlfishers in which he takes on the baritone role Netrebko seems slightly stiff at first but loosens up as the evening progresses but shes in excellent voice with luminous pianissimos most sopranos wish they could emulate Her Puccini arias are beautifully sung and she even offers a Franz Lehar aria and a charmingly accented duet Tonight from West Side Story with Villazon But if anyone can be said to steal the show its Villazon a singer in perpetual motion who brings the house down with a version of Rossinis La Danza full of dash and brio Theres a lot more from Spanish songs to arrangements of the Brindisi from La traviata and Lehars Das Land des Lachelns featuring all three singers with the tenors dividing their lines between to woo the soprano These are part of the scintillating encore set--good fun that has the audience panting for more Expert accompaniments are by the Orchestra of the Deutschen Opera of Berlin under the baton of conductor Marco Armiliato who also offers several well-shaped operatic overtures and intermezzos and joins in the fun during the unbuttoned encores Too bad the video direction doesnt match the on-stage proceedings The production team apparently suffers from camera nervosa the cameras swooping above the scene then to floor level now up now down now in close-up now in long shot searching for novelty while distracting from the music There are also misjudged cuts jumps and angles This hyperactivity doesnt seriously mar enjoyment but it is a blemish on a terrific concert Bizet - Carmen / Levine, Baltsa, Carreras, Metropolitan Opera Deutsche Grammophon Leoncavallo - I Pagliacci / Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana / Domingo, Stratas, Pons, Bruson, Obraztsova, Pretre Deutsche Grammophon