Singing Act I of Die Walküre to celebrate 40 years since he made his debut in Hamburg - in 1967 he sang Cavaradossi, Radames and Rodolfo, but didn't sing Wagner there until 1968. Although the audition didn't go too well
Ein Desaster, da Puccinis berühmte Arie "E lucevan le stelle" nur unter Krächzen herauskam, bis die Stimme ganz wegzukippen drohte. Darauf Liebermann lakonisch: "Ich hoffe, dass es Ihnen am 8. Januar besser geht!" - Domingo: "Was ist am 8. Januar?" - "Da werden Sie ,Tosca' in Hamburg singen." Ein Star wurde geboren...
Wiedersehen mit Hamburgs Lieblingstenor.
And then a concert review - Dafür aber 15 Minuten Jubel, Blumen, Tränchen beim Tenor und auch sonst große Rührung allenthalben.
And then he was at a ceremony in Baden Baden in tribute to King Juan Carlos
However, the mmofm community also had their exclusive reporter in Hamburg - Raffe - , who after international intense negotiations has kindly agreed to the sharing of photos.
More below the fold...
Hamburger Abendblatt review (and picture...)
Raffe jumping up and down while taking picture (to attract hero's attention). Not a good idea.
Hero looking handsome. Extra finger in right hand corner belongs to Placi's Austrian?/German? lawyer stealing hero's chocolates
Star-struck fan waving programme in front of handsome hero's handsome nose
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