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| He is considered as one of the most talented and hardest working musicians with 129 roles in his repertoire (as of November 2007), more than any other tenor.Biography and career
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4.Spain, and moved to Mexico at age 8 with his family, who ran a zarzuela company.Among his first performances was a minor role in the first Mexican production of My Fair Lady where he was also the assistant conductor and assistant coach.He learned piano and conducting, but made his stage debut acting in a minor role in 1959 (May 12) at the Teatro Degollado in Guadalajara as Pascual in Marina.It was followed by Borsa in Rigoletto (with Cornell MacNeil and Norman Treigle also in the cast), Padre Confessor (Le dialogue des Carmelites) and others.The program consisted of excerpts from zarzuelas, operettas, operas, and musical comedies.In 1961, he made his operatic debut as a leading role as Alfredo in La Traviata at Monterrey and later in the same year, his debut in the United States with the Dallas Civic Opera where he played the role as Arturo in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor opposite Joan Sutherland as the title role.At the end of 1962, he signed a 6 month contract with Hebrew National Opera in Tel Aviv but later extended the contract and stay for two and a half years, singing 280 performances of 12 different roles.The performance also marked as the opening of the City Opera's new home at Lincoln Center.He made his debut at the Vienna State Opera in 1967, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1968, at both La Scala and San Francisco Opera in 1969, and at Covent Garden in 1971, and has now sung at practically every other important opera house and festival worldwide.He has played the role more than any other tenor.Throughout the years, Domingo has also turned his hand to conducting opera (as early as La Traviata on October 7, 1973, at New York City Opera) as well as, occasionally, symphonic orchestras.In 1987, he and Denver joined Julie Andrews for an Emmy Award winning holiday television special, The Sound of Christmas, filmed in Salzburg, Austria.On September 19, 1985, the biggest earthquake in Mexico's history devastated the whole Mexican capital.Domingo himself labored to rescue survivors.During the next year, he did benefit concerts for the victims and released an album of one of the events.Cyrano de Bergerac as Cyrano.Also see: Domingo's complete repertoire.Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti, he participated in The Three Tenors concert at the opening of the 1990 World Cup in Rome.Alone, Domingo again made an appearance at the final of the 2006 World Cup in Berlin.In what has been called his 'final career move', Placido Domingo announced on January 25, 2007 that in 2009 he would switch ranges to baritone by taking on one of Verdi's most demanding baritone roles, as the Doge of Genoa, Simon Boccanegra, in the opera of the same name.Spanish zarzuela stars who nurtured his early musical abilities.Catalan and half Aragonese while his mother is a Basque.Domingo's mother was an established singer who made her zarzuela debut at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.However, the marriage didn't last long, the couple separated shortly thereafter.Domingo married Marta Ornelas, a lyric soprano whom he met during his conservatory days.Covent Garden as "unforgettable" and "luminous".Italian and Neapolitan songs, titled Italia ti amo (all three with Deutsche Grammophon).Amongst many television appearance in many countries over the years (a large number for charitable purposes), Domingo appeared as the star act in the New Orleans Opera Association's A Night For New Orleans with Frederica von Stade and Elizabeth Futral, in March 2006.The concert was to raise funds for the rebuilding of the city.In 2007, Domingo had a cameo in "The Homer of Seville", an episode of The Simpsons in which revolves around Homer Simpson becoming an opera singer.Handel's Tamerlano as "Bajazet" on March 3, 2008 at Teatro Real.Below is his complete repertoire from 1959 until 2008.The list is sorted by chronological order; year, opera title, composer, role, debut date and city or location.San Francisco
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63.Best Classical Album for T.Wissenschaft und Kunst 1.Humanitarian works and initiatives
In 1986, he performed at benefit concerts to raise funds for the victims of 1985 Mexico City earthquake and released an album of one of the events."Grandes valores" (Great values) program.In 1993 he founded Operalia, an international opera competition for talented young singers.Domingo Young Artists program to further develop his operatic skills.On March 4, 2006, Domingo sang at the Gala Benefit Concert, "A Night For New Orleans" at the New Orleans Arena to help rebuilding the city after the it was hit by Hurricane Katrina.On June 27, 2007, Domingo and Katherine Jenkins performed in a charity concert in Athens to raise funds to aid the conflict in Darfur.In October 2007, Domingo joins several other preeminent figures in entertainment, government, the environment and more, as the one of receivers of the BMW Hydrogen 7, designed in the mission to build support of hydrogen as a viable substitute to fossil fuels.Statue report by Elpais.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.Sign in to get personalized recommendations.Too many keywords can constrain your search.Visit our Help department.You have no recently viewed items or searches.After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.Your search did not match any products.If you want to specify which of your search terms should match the author's name and which should match the title, you should conduct an Advanced Search.Track your recent orders.View or change your orders in Your Account.Visit our Help department.After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.Mini Biography:
Although born in Madrid, Spain, Placido Domingo spent a major portion...Awards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys.Vienna State Opera 50th Anniversary Reopening Gala (2006) TV episode Sian Ka'an (2005) (voice) Samson et Dalila (2002) (TV) ....Voice of Man in the MoonCid, Le (2001) (TV) ....GhermannPagliacci (1998) (TV) ....Die (1996) (TV) ....The Wild Cat (USA: literal English title) Simon Boccanegra (1995) (TV) ....SiegmundTabarro, Il (1994) (TV) ....Rodolfo MullerFanciulla del West, La (1992) (TV) ....Vasco da GamaAida (1987) (TV) ....Goya (1986) (TV) ....OtelloGioconda, La (1986) (TV) ....Live from the Met (USA: informal alternative title) ...Pagliacci (1978) TV episode ....The Duke of MantuaFrancesca da Rimini (1985) (TV) ....PaoloTosca (1985) (TV) ....Troyens, Les (1984) (TV) ....Bizet's Carmen Don Carlo (1984) (TV) ....Don CarloTraviata, La (1983) ....Des GrieuxErnani (1982) (TV) ....TuridduFanciulla del West, La (1982) (TV) ....Bajazzo, Der (West Germany) Traviata, La (1981) (TV) ....Verdi: Requiem (1980) TV episode ....RodolfoManon Lescaut (1980) (TV) ....Live from the Met: Manon Lescaut (USA: series title) Otello (1979) (TV) ....ManricoPagliacci (1978) (TV) ....OtelloTosca (1976) (TV) ....Mario CavaradossiBallo in maschera, Un (1975) (TV) ....Episode dated 3 January 2007 (2007) TV episode ....Episode dated 7 December 2005 (2005) TV episode ....Basel (2000) TV episode ....HimselfBoda real (2004) (TV) (uncredited) ....HimselfPlacido Domingo with Mstislav Rostropovich (2004) (V) ....Der Gladiator (2003) (TV) ....HimselfA Prayer for America: Yankee Stadium Memorial (2001) (TV) Our Favorite Things: Christmas in Vienna (2000) (TV) ....PerformerEnrico Caruso: Voice of the Century (1998) (TV) ....HimselfThe 3 Tenors, Paris 1998 (1998) (TV) ....Three Tenors '98 World Cup Paris (USA) Gold and Silver Gala with Placido Domingo (1998) (TV) ....TenorA Gala Christmas in Vienna (1997) (TV) ....The Transformation of the World Into Music ...HimselfThe James Levine 25th Anniversary Gala (1996) (TV) ....HimselfOperalia (1994) (TV) ....Tibor Rudas Presents: The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 (USA: complete title) The Vision: The Making of the 'Three Tenors in Concert' (1994) (TV) ....PerformerPlacido Domingo in der Staatsoper Berlin (1993) (TV) ....Part II (1993) (TV) ....Barcelona '92 (1992) (TV) ....Episode dated 2 January 1992 (1992) TV episode Symphony for the Spire (1992) (as Placido Domingo) ....HRH the Prince of Wales' Symphony for the Spire (UK: complete title) Dame Kiri Te Kanawa: My World of Opera (1991) (TV) ....ErnaniThe Metropolitan Opera Silver Anniversary Gala (1991) (TV) ....Otello in Act II of Verdi's 'Otello'Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert (1990) (TV) ....HimselfJulie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas (1987) (TV) ....Episode dated 10 June 1987 (1987) TV episode ....Domingo (1987) (TV) ....Domingo: Stepping Out with the Ladies (1985) (TV) ....HostThe 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV) ....Presenter: Best Foreign Film LanguageRequiem Mass (1985) (TV) ....In Concert at the Met (1984) (TV) ....HimselfBurnett Discovers Domingo (1984) (TV) ....HimselfPlacido (1984) (TV) ....HimselfMetropolitan Opera Centennial Gala (1983) (TV) ....HimselfThe 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983) (TV) ....AdaptedMario Lanza: The American Caruso (1983) (TV) (as Placido Domingo) ....HimselfLive from Studio 8H: Caruso Remembered (1982) (TV) ....Seville (1981) (TV) ....HimselfThe Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1979) (TV) ....Episode dated 13 December 1979 (1979) TV episode ....Placido on Sesame Street?Is his old records worth anything?You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers.With our Resume service you can add photos and build a complete resume to help you achieve the best possible presentation on the IMDb.His repertoire spans the gamut from Mozart to Verdi, from Berlioz to Puccini, from Wagner to Ginastera, from Spanish and Neapolitan melodies to contemporary pop songs, and he has preserved all of it a remarkable array of recordings, videos and films.For Sony Classical Domingo has created a diverse catalogue of recordings, from pop crossover bestsellers to complete operas.Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Steven Mercurio.Domingo sings in every major opera house in the world.La Scala in a new production of Otello.His Metropolitan Opera debut came in 1968, as Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur.He is also interested in broadening repertory with new compositions, such as Ginastera's Don Rodrigo and Menotti's Goya.New roles on his schedule for recent seasons include the leading tenor parts in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades, Meyerbeer's Le Prophete and Britten's Peter Grimes.He was the first classical artist to have a solo concert in New York's Central Park, which attracted close to 400,000 people despite bad weather.Teatro Fenice, which was destroyed by fire).He also made his symphonic conducting debut in the United States by leading the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a series of subscription concerts.Eight of his albums have gone gold (selling over 1 million copies).As a conductor Domingo has led opera performances in all the major theatres, from the Metropolitan to London's Covent Garden and from the Vienna State Opera to the Los Angeles Music Center Opera.He has also conducted purely symphonic concerts and has made recordings as a conductor.As an administrator he was the music director of the Seville World Fair and in this capacity invited the world's foremost orchestras and opera companies, including the Metropolitan Opera, to Seville.He was one of the founders of the Los Angeles Music Center Opera eleven years ago and remains its music adviser and principal guest conductor.Domingo has raised millions of dollars through special benefit concerts in order to help the victims of the 1985 Mexican earthquake, AIDS and the victims of such other disasters as the Armenian earthquake and the mudslides of Acapulco.SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.SONY CLASSICAL and the Sony Classical logo are registered trademarks of, and are used under license from, Sony Corporation.Birthplace: Madrid, SpainGender: MaleRace or Ethnicity: HispanicSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: SingerNationality: MexicoExecutive summary: Tenorissimo!Author of books:
My First Forty Years (1984, memoir)
Do you know something we don't?News about Placido Domingo, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.May 22, 2006
That Big Nose Is Back, and So Is the Voice That Goes With ItBy BERNARD HOLLANDPlacido Domingo returns the Met sounding like the singer he continues to be, with a voice that is full when it needs to be and subtle when it chooses.Domingo in the lead role.LORDGarry Marshall teaches the Los Angeles Opera how to play for sitcom laughs.We Heard This Voice Before?Are you paying your employees enough?Rss Feeds On Placido DomingoSubscribe to an RSS feed on this topic.Alternative rock band Jimmy Eat World and opera singer Placido Domingo have been tapped as musical entertainers for MLS Cup 2007, the championship game for Major League Soccer.As The Simpsons Movie premiered in L.Opera tenor Placido Domingo has been forced to undergo surgery due to acute pain from an undisclosed ailment.The Other Conquest (Exec.There are no community posts for Placido Domingo.Visit the Placido Domingo message board.Diana Ross, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Vienna Symphony Orchestra from Amazon.Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams, Placido Domingo, Charlotte Church from Amazon.What were the Best Game Show Moments on TV Last Week?Singing with his family in productions such as "My Fair Lady" and "The Merry Widow", he began to prepare for greater roles.Working a number of side jobs, including piano player for a ballet company, Domingo continued to appear in operas in Mexico City.He played Arturo in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermool", and a year later returned to play Edgardo in the same opera.In 1962, he married Marta Ornelas, an opera singer whom he had known from the conservatory.There he worked with international performers singing in many languages.Though Marta had been voted Mexican Singer of the Year in 1962, she gave up her career to care for her husband and their growing family.Domingo's American debut occurred in 1965 when he was asked to fill in at the last minute for a tenor in "Madame Butterfly".The following year he performed in Ginastera's "Don Rodrigo", and in 1971 played Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca".He has performed this role more than any other and is considered one of its great interpreters.Domingo was internationally recognized as one of the greatest living tenors.Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti, he formed The Three Tenors.The Three Tenors performed their first concert in a celebration for the 1990 World Cup Championship in Rome.The concert was a tour de force and an immediate international success.They continued to tour, and four years later performed in Los Angeles with 1.Throughout the years, Domingo has used his popularity to support a number of causes, including relief for victims of the 1985 earthquake in Mexico.In the eighties he appeared in a number of film productions, including Verdi's "La Traviata", directed by Franco Zeffirelli.In 1996 he became the artistic director of the Washington Opera House, while at the same time touring with the Three Tenors.Actors Studio
Adler, Stella
Algonquin
Armstrong, Louis
Avedon, Richard
Balanchine, George
Baldwin, James
Ball, Lucille
Bernstein, L.Brown, James
Cage, John
Calder, Alexander
Capa, Robert
Capote, Truman
Cassavetes, John
Cather, Willa
Chaney, Lon
Chaplin, Charlie
Charles, Ray
Child, Julia
Clurman, Harold
Cole, Nat King
Copland, Aaron
Cronkite, Walter
Cukor, George
Cunningham, M.Scott
Ford, John
Forman, Milos
Franklin, Aretha
Fuller, Bucky
Garland, Judy
Gehry, Frank
Gershwin, George
Ginsberg, Allen
Gish, Lillian
Sam Goldwyn
Goodman, Benny
Graham, Martha
Grant, Cary
Greenwich Village
Griffith, D.Rivera, Diego
Robeson, Paul
Rockwell, Norman
Rodgers, Richard
Rogers, Will
Rubinstein, A.Gaudens
Salt, Waldo
Scorsese, Martin
Selznick, David
Sendak, Maurice
Serling, Rod
Simon, Neil
Simon, Paul
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