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Paul Plishka

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Listen to Turandot: Signore, Ascolta! (Liù) by Alain Lombard, Choeurs de l'Opéra du Rhin, José Carreras, Maîtrise de la Cathédrale Strasbourg, Michel Sénéchal, Mirella Freni, Montserrat Caballé, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Paul Plishka, Remy Corazza, Riccardo Cassinelli & Vicente Sardinero, see lyrics, music video & more!

Turandot: Signore, Ascolta! (Liù)Alain Lombard, Choeurs de l'Opéra du Rhin, José Carreras, Maîtrise de la Cathédrale Strasbourg, Michel Sénéchal, Mirella Freni, Montserrat Caballé, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Paul Plishka, Remy Corazza, Riccardo Cassinelli & Vicente Sardinero

Listen to Tosca, Act I: Dammi i Colori! ... Recondita Armonia (Live) by Marcelo Álvarez, Paul Plishka, Marco Armiliato & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Tosca, Act I: Dammi i Colori! ... Recondita Armonia (Live)Marcelo Álvarez, Paul Plishka, Marco Armiliato & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Tosca, Act I: Tutta Qui la Cantoria! Presto! by Zubin Mehta, Paul Plishka, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir & Philharmonia Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Tosca, Act I: Tutta Qui la Cantoria! Presto!Zubin Mehta, Paul Plishka, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir & Philharmonia Orchestra

Listen to Turandot, Act II: In questa Reggia (Turandot/Calaf/Coro) by Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Choeurs De L'Opera Du Rhin, José Carreras, Michel Senechal, Mirella Freni, Montserrat Caballé, Paul Plishka, Remy Corazza, Riccardo Cassinelli & Vicente Sardinero, see lyrics, music video & more!

Turandot, Act II: In questa Reggia (Turandot/Calaf/Coro)Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Choeurs De L'Opera Du Rhin, José Carreras, Michel Senechal, Mirella Freni, Montserrat Caballé, Paul Plishka, Remy Corazza, Riccardo Cassinelli & Vicente Sardinero

Listen to Tosca, Act I: Ah! ... Finalmente! (Live) by Peter Volpe, Paul Plishka, Marcelo Álvarez, Marco Armiliato & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Tosca, Act I: Ah! ... Finalmente! (Live)Peter Volpe, Paul Plishka, Marcelo Álvarez, Marco Armiliato & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: "La vendetta, oh, la vendetta" by Paul Plishka, James Levine & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: "La vendetta, oh, la vendetta"Paul Plishka, James Levine & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: "Voi signor, che giusto siete" by Tatiana Troyanos, James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Anthony Laciura, Paul Plishka, Thomas Hampson, Dawn Upshaw, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa & Ferruccio Furlanetto, see lyrics, music video & more!

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: "Voi signor, che giusto siete"Tatiana Troyanos, James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Anthony Laciura, Paul Plishka, Thomas Hampson, Dawn Upshaw, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa & Ferruccio Furlanetto

Listen to Turandot, Act 3: "Tu, che di gel sei cinta" (Liù, Coro, Calaf, Timur, Ping) by Vicente Sardinero, Paul Plishka, Choeurs De L'Opera Du Rhin, Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Mirella Freni & José Carreras, see lyrics, music video & more!

Turandot, Act 3: "Tu, che di gel sei cinta" (Liù, Coro, Calaf, Timur, Ping)Vicente Sardinero, Paul Plishka, Choeurs De L'Opera Du Rhin, Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Mirella Freni & José Carreras

Listen to Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: "Ed aspettaste il giorno fissato a le sue nozze" by Paul Plishka, James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Tatiana Troyanos, see lyrics, music video & more!

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: "Ed aspettaste il giorno fissato a le sue nozze"Paul Plishka, James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Tatiana Troyanos

Listen to La bohème: Quando me’n vo ("Musetta’s Waltz") [Live] by Susanna Phillips, Mariusz Kwiecien, Paul Plishka, Maija Kovalevska, Ramón Vargas & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

La bohème: Quando me’n vo ("Musetta’s Waltz") [Live]Susanna Phillips, Mariusz Kwiecien, Paul Plishka, Maija Kovalevska, Ramón Vargas & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

More albums from Paul Plishka

Listen to Messa Da Requiem Vol.1 by Ljuba Kazarnovskaya, Luciana D'Intino, Fernando De La Mora & Paul Plishka

ALBUMMessa Da Requiem Vol.1Ljuba Kazarnovskaya, Luciana D'Intino, Fernando De La Mora & Paul Plishka

Listen to Messa Da Requiem Vol.2 by Ljuba Kazarnovskaya, Luciana D'Intino, Fernando De La Mora & Paul Plishka

ALBUMMessa Da Requiem Vol.2Ljuba Kazarnovskaya, Luciana D'Intino, Fernando De La Mora & Paul Plishka

Listen to Bellini: Norma by Beverly Sills, Shirley Verrett, Enrico di Giuseppe, Paul Plishka, Philharmonia Orchestra, James Levine & John Alldis Choir

ALBUMBellini: NormaBeverly Sills, Shirley Verrett, Enrico di Giuseppe, Paul Plishka, Philharmonia Orchestra, James Levine & John Alldis Choir

Listen to Paul Plishka chante l'Ukraine by Paul Plishka & Thomas Hrynkiv

ALBUMPaul Plishka chante l'UkrainePaul Plishka & Thomas Hrynkiv

Listen to Christmas with Paul Plishka by Marble Collegiate Church Choir & Paul Plishka

ALBUMChristmas with Paul PlishkaMarble Collegiate Church Choir & Paul Plishka

Listen to Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - Highlights by James Levine, Thomas Hampson, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Dawn Upshaw, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Anne Sofie von Otter, Tatiana Troyanos, Paul Plishka, Anthony Laciura, Michael Forest, Renato Capecchi & John Keenan

ALBUMMozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - HighlightsJames Levine, Thomas Hampson, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Dawn Upshaw, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Anne Sofie von Otter, Tatiana Troyanos, Paul Plishka, Anthony Laciura, Michael Forest, Renato Capecchi & John Keenan

Listen to Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 by André Previn, Paul Plishka, Gary Lakes, John McCarthy, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Florence Quivar, The Ambrosian Singers & Roberta Alexander

ALBUMBeethoven: Symphony No. 9André Previn, Paul Plishka, Gary Lakes, John McCarthy, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Florence Quivar, The Ambrosian Singers & Roberta Alexander

Listen to Donizetti: Anna Bolena by London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Julius Rudel, Paul Plishka, Shirley Verrett & Stuart Burrows

ALBUMDonizetti: Anna BolenaLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Julius Rudel, Paul Plishka, Shirley Verrett & Stuart Burrows

About Paul Plishka

Hometown

Old Forge, United States of America

Born

1941

Genre

Classical

Bass Paul Plishka had an impressive career at New York's Metropolitan Opera, where his appearances stretched over more than 50 years. He also had notable success at European houses, such as La Scala in Milan. His repertory centered on the mainstream of Italian opera, but he recorded various materials, including folk songs of his ancestral Ukrainian home. Many of his performances opposite established opera stars have been reissued on recordings. Even after Plishka retired in the mid-2010s due to hearing problems (he returned for several stints, the last of them in 2018), his recordings continued to appear in reissues; in 2023, he was featured on the album Renata Scotto: A Farewell. Plishka died in his retirement city of Wilmington, North Carolina, on February 3, 2025. By then, his recording catalog included at least 85 items.