Placido Domingo: My Greatest Roles, Vol. 3 - French Opera [4 Discs]

"This compilation caters to fans of divo Pl?cido Domingo with three individual French-language operas toplined by the legendary tenor in the late 1970s and early 1980. It begins with a 1978 Vienna State Opera production of Georges Bizet's +Carmen, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, and starring Elena Obraztsova in the title role, Domingo as Don Jos?, and Yuri Mazurok as Escamillo. The second production in the package, Camille Saint-S?ens's +Samson and Delilah, was mounted in 1981 by the San Francisco Opera, and directed by Nicolas Joel; it stars Domingo and Shirley Verrett in the title roles. Finally, Jacques Offenbach's +Tales of Hoffmann comes to life in a 1981 production via the magic of The Royal Opera Covent Garden; it stars Domingo as Hoffmann, Luciana Serra as Olympia, and Agnes Baltsa as Giulietta."