Title: The Master of Thrill:
Product review: I have somewhere around 250 recordings of Placido Domingo and this is an interesting compilation but not one of my favorites. It has a few of my favorite recordings, such as Rafael's 1.23 minute prayer in "El Gato Montes" which is some of the most beautiful, haunting music written and, of course, "Nessun Dorma" which is an extremely good performance with a relaxed throat on the high notes. I've not given it 5 stars because many of the cuts are not his best performances of the selections. Some are also not my favorite arias. In many the high notes are not relaxed but sound strained and I have other recordings with better performances. This is an acceptable compilation if you like the arias and want a general recording of Placido's. It just somehow, was a little disappointing in comparison with many of his other recordings.
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