| An article about the aria âRicondita | | | | those voices which I would describe as |
| Armoniaâ from the opera | | | | âpastosaâ while at the same |
| âToscaâ which I would sing to | | | | time powerful and full of passion yet does not |
| Angela Gheorghiu, the love of my opera life; if my | | | | streak in the fashion other tenors. |
| voice were of a quality to express what I feel. | | | | As for the aria âRicondita |
| âRicondita Armoniaâ | | | | Armoniaâ, it is taken from |
| (âHidden Harmonyâ in English) is | | | | Pucciniâs âToscaâ which |
| an aria which in my opinion seems to have been | | | | is in part about the love affair between the |
| composed specially for Placido Domingo, in the | | | | famous singer, Floria Tosca and the painter Mario |
| same way that âNesun Dorma was for | | | | Cavaradossi; who at the start of the opera finds |
| Luciano Pavarotti; as there is something about it | | | | himself in a church where he has been |
| that lends itself so perfectly to | | | | commissioned to paint a portrait of Maria |
| Domingoâs voice. Domingo, having one of | | | | Magdalena. |