Although Domingo was younger and Banackova looked more like the sweet and innocent young Madalena than the one played by Tomowa-Sintow in the ROH production, this production was not as good. It was not as tight and neat. The tempo set was far too slow for the time-period of the story. The stage setting was distracting. The lighting was too dark. Except Domingo, a natural actor who was always into his role and sings and acts with passion, none of the other performers came up with a convincing portrayal of the role he/she played.

• Deutsche Grammophon
• Plácido Domingo
• Gabriela Beňačková
• Piero Cappuccilli
• Hans Helm
• Rohangiz Yachmi
• Czeslawa Slania
• Fedora Barbieri
• Heinz Zednik