Aida duet Act 4 scene 1-Baltsa, Domingo 2005 Vienna

1. L'aborrita rivade a me sfuggia
2. Gia i sacerdoti adunansi
Agnes Baltsa (Amneris), Placido Domingo (Radames)
Conductor: Daniele Gatti
Gala Concert in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the reopening of the Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper)
Recorded live on 5th November 2005

[@marcleysens7716]

Bear in mind that they're not only applauding for that performance, but also for the wealth both these opera singers have contributed to the art form.

[@davidwelch8288]

Agnes Baltsa is a vocal phenomenon. At the age she was then, her voice was still in incredible shape. Same sound, no diminishing of the power and strength, and vibrato hadn't widened at all. She said in an interview that she always knew from the beginning of her career that she was a dramatic Mezzo but she wanted to have a long healthy vocal career so since she also loved and could sing the lighter and agile repertoire like Rossini she started with that and continued with it as she would work in the dramatic mezzo repertoire but only sing it live occasionally. Thank god she made studio recordings of some of the great dramatic mezzo roles as well as included arias of this repertoire in her recital albums. Here is proof that she definitely knew what she was doing!

[@chipbarfield62]

Omg.. Placido Domingo is 64 years old right here utterly amazing and Agnes Baltsa is 61 that is also utterly amazing..

[@odyssorpheus3230]

Tremenda la Baltsa!

[@uppityglivestockian]

Gracias Yoland, 03-21may25, he visto este dueto en otro subido de hace un rato, pero este fragmento es poquito diferente, y es un poco mejor. El gran tenor y la diva mezzo, ambos todavia cantando tan maravillosamente. Mil gracias como siempre. Paz.

[@YolandKwok]

Oh really? This is directly from my DVD. I did not see others uploaded this one. Thanks.

[@Sacha_Kudli]

I think this was is beginning as a baritone
Grande Maestro!!
Bravissimo!!!

[@YolandKwok]

Nope, he still sang as tenor back then.

[@paulodominguez2260]

que pena escuchar a domingo en semejantes condiciones vocales, sin poder llegar a los extremos de la partitura. Lo único que conserva es el timbre de tenor

[@williamoliver8508]

Pero la interpretación y la pasión es de 10, ya con las 3 primeras notas se come en timbre a cualquier tenor de su generación, y aquí tenía 64 años...

[@otxagr6006]

Es un Dios del Olimpo

[@roberthorn1838]

Passion aplenty from both, but the voices are somewhat drier than before..dramatic but lacking the fullness and beauty of tone required by Verdi