From that site: As a singer, his repertoire encompasses 134 roles, a number unmatched by any other tenor in history, with more than 3500 career performances. His more than 100 recordings of complete operas, compilations of arias and duets, and crossover discs include DG’s anthology of the complete Verdi arias for tenor and EMI’s albums of Wagnerian roles that he has not sung on stage: Siegfried in both Siegfried and Götterdämmerung, and Tristan in a complete recording of Tristan und Isolde.
A singer friend introduced me to the great tenor in the 80's while he was singing Hoffmann at the Met. I was definitely star-struck, as the gracious man took some time to talk and shake my hand. I shall never forget it.
Now for the fun stuff:
M'appari from von Flotow's Martha
Ah, leve-toi, soleil, Gounod's Romeo et Juliette
Two versions of the love duet from Verdi's Otello.
- First with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1992.
- Second with Renee Fleming at the Met, 1995.
Now to end the feast with a delightful dessert:
Granada, 2000.
Besame mucho, 2008 (when he was 66 years old...)
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