Placido Domingo

Folks don't look to Placido Domingo for subtlety, and this compilation of full-throated selections finds one of the premiere tenors of his generation in the throes of passion. Here, he couples some of the most dramatic moments ever staged (including the forth act of Verdi's Rigoletto) with more contemporary selections like John Denver's "Perhaps Love," performed as a duet with Denver himself. And since Domingo's voice is unfailing, the strongest tracks are made by grand accompaniment, as on the stirring Sherrill Milnes duet "O Soave Fanciulla," conducted by the great Georg Solti.