最爱威尔第 　　自多明戈的音乐事业伊始，他已走过52个年头。在长达半个多世纪的时间里，朱塞佩·威尔第是对于多明戈来说最重要的作曲家之一。继献上无数男高音角色的演出之后，他首次录制男中音咏叹调专辑：曲目收录《麦克白》《弄臣》《假面舞会》《茶花女》《西蒙·波卡涅拉》《埃尔纳尼》《游吟诗人》《唐·卡洛》及《命运之力》。多明戈不仅展现了他演唱男中音的新音色，还为自己歌剧生涯探索了更多的角色。《最爱威尔第》是一份对作曲家威尔第的崇高敬意，在2013年纪念其200周年诞辰。专辑更是给众多多明戈乐迷的礼物，相信所有人都会在这里找到他源源不断的创新之力。 　　  　　多明戈表示，这并不是一次简单随心的尝试：“专辑表现的是我的声音，也会一直保持我原本的、大家十分熟悉的声音。”但是，全新的男中音歌剧选段的确使我们发现了多明戈此前不为人知的才华。“就像是看到了画家的调色板上出现了新的色彩，声音的质量和音准唱出了前所未有的表现方式，这是人让人激动的事——无论是演唱者还是听众。” 　　  　　对于多明戈来说，威尔第男中音歌唱选段不仅仅是对于音乐掌握程度的挑战，更是对所有演唱者的挑战：“威尔第一生经历了许多痛苦与命运的打击——他把这些经历写进了歌剧，特别是男中音的唱段表现。在演唱的时候，你仿佛感受到它变成了自己的一部分。在舞台上、公众面前将这些痛苦赤裸裸地表现出来，这并不是一件容易的事。” 　　  　　多明戈已扮演过威尔第所有知名的男高音角色，如今，他很高兴能够继续探索更多威尔第的男中音角色。到现在，多明戈已演出过5部威尔第歌剧的男中音角色：2009年，多明戈首次担任西蒙·波卡涅拉，而后又扮演了《弄臣》、《茶花女》中的弗朗西斯科·佛斯卡利和乔尔吉奥·杰尔蒙。今年，他在纽约大都会歌剧院出演了《茶花女》的亚芒一角，还将在伦敦皇家歌剧院挑起大梁，扮演《纳布科》的主角，还会在柏林国家歌剧院出演《游吟诗人》的狄鲁纳伯爵一角。 　　  　　“威尔第是伟大音乐的源泉，每一位抒情歌手都对他心存感激。对于我自己来说，2013年是为朱塞佩·威尔第准备的一场特别庆典、一份敬意、和一部感恩和厚爱的演出。”——普拉西多·多明戈。 　　  　　==================================== 　　  　　For the very first time, Plácido Domingo records a complete album of baritone repertoire: here he assembles Verdi´s most beloved baritone arias from Don Carlo, Rigoletto, La Traviata and Simon Boccanegra among many others. Verdi played the largest part in Domingo´s long career. His debut as an opera singer was in the part of Borsa in Rigoletto. As he has sung 22 of Verdi tenor roles and has recorded all of Verdi´s tenor arias, Domingo feels excited to now be able to explore the darker characters of Verdi’s opera. In 2009 Plácido Domingo performed his first baritone title role as Simon Boccanegra at the Royal Opera House in London, which was soon followed by leading roles as Rigoletto, Francesco Foscari and Giorgio Germont from La Traviata. This year will see Domingo debut in the leading roles of Nabucco at the Metropolitan Opera New York and Conte di Luna from Il Trovatore at the State Opera in Berlin. Considered to be THE Verdi tenor of his generation, Plácido Domingo presents now a new side of his vocal abilities, for which one may want to name him THE Verdi singer. Plácido Domingo is accompanied by the Orquestra de la Comunítat Valencíana under the direction of conductor Pablo Heras-Casado. His work in the recording studio has earned him 12 Grammy Awards, three of which are Latin Grammys, and his telecast of Tosca from the authentic settings in Rome was seen by more than one billion people in 117 different countries. His appearances around the world with his colleagues José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti in the legendary The Three Tenors concerts are one of the great musical success stories. 　　  　　(Presto Classical)