Placido Domingo tries to turn back clock at Met (AP)

Luciano Pavarotti tried to relive his days of youthful glory at the Metropolitan Opera by reprising the role that made him famous, the result was an embarrassment that tarnished his reputation.

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Adriana Lecouvreur ." The fact that Domingo is still performing at all after 40 seasons is amazing. If it can't be said that his attempt to turn back the clock was an unqualified success, at least it was an honorable effort with considerable rewards. The role of Maurizio is by no means the toughest in the Italian repertory. Cilea gives his hero a couple of fairly brief arias and several duets, and the highest note he has to sing is B natural below high C. Even that has been beyond Domingo's comfort zone for several years, as his voice has darkened and taken on an increasingly baritonal sound. So some passages were transposed downward to accommodate the star — not an uncommon practice even for singers far younger.

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