Plácido Domingo

Plácido Domingo (born January 21, 1941) is a famous Spanish opera singer. Though he started off his career as a baritone, he quickly retrained as a tenor and became well-known for a voice that was versatile, strong and possessed of a ringing and clear tone throughout its range; his repertoire includes roles in French (Faust, Werther), German (Lohengrin, Parsifal) and Italian (Il Trovatore, Don Carlo, Otello). In recent years, Domingo has also turned his hand to conducting opera. He also been appointed artistic director of two opera companies, first the Washington National Opera and later the Los Angeles Opera. Plácido Domingo This work is copyrighted. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental as it is through the lyrics. ... This is an article on the voice type. ... In music, a tenor is a male singer with a high voice (although not as high as a countertenor). ... Faust or Faustus is the protagonist of a popular German tale that has been used as the basis for many different fictional works. ... Werther is an opera by Jules Massenet. ... In some German Arthurian literature, Lohengrin is the son of Parzival (Percival). ... Amalie Maternam Emil Scaria and Hermann Winkelmann in the 1882 premiere production of Parsifal Parsifal is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner. ... Il trovatore (The Troubadour) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Leone Emanuele Bardare and Salvatore Cammarano, based on the play El Trobador by Antonio García Gutiérrez. ... Don Carlos is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi. ... Otello is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeares play Othello. ... See Conductor for other possible uses of the word. ... The Washington National Opera is a world-class opera company in Washington, D.C., USA, Its artistic director is the Spanish tenor, Plácido Domingo. ... The Los Angeles Opera is an opera company in Los Angeles, California. ...

Domingo was born in Madrid, Spain, but moved to Mexico as a child with his family, who ran a zarzuela company . In Mexico City he studied music at the National Conservatory. He provided backup vocals for Los Black Jeans in 1958, a rock-and-roll band lead by César Costa. He learned piano and conducting, but made his stage debut as a tenor in 1959 as Alfredo in La Traviata in Monterrey, Mexico. In 1962 he joined the Israeli National Opera, and first performed at the Met in New York in 1968. He made his debut at La Scala in 1969 and at Covent Garden in 1971. He received Kennedy Center Honors in 2000. Plaza de Cibeles (Cibeles square) and the Palacio de Comunicaciones (Communications Palace) Coat of arms. ... Zarzuela (IPA /θarθwela/) is the Spanish lyrical opera. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) at the center of Mexico, about 2,240 metres (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides... César Costa on the cover of the album Canta César Costa (born César Roel Schreurs on 13 August 1941 in Mexico City) is a Mexican actor and rock-and-roll singer. ... This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... See Conductor for other possible uses of the word. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... La traviata, an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, takes as its basis the novel La dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, published in 1848. ... This article is about the Mexican city; for other uses, see Monterrey (disambiguation). ... A full house at the old Metropolitan Opera House, seen from the rear of the stage, at the Metropolitan Opera House for a concert by pianist Josef Hofmann, November 28, 1937. ... State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² or 54,556 square miles (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water... La Scala The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala for short), in Milan, Italy, is one of the worlds most famous opera houses. ... Covent Garden is a shopping and entertainment complex in central London. ... The Kennedy Center Honors have been awarded annually, since 1978 by the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

In 1981 Domingo gained considerable recognition outside of the opera world when he recorded the song "Perhaps Love" as a duet with the late American country/folk music singer John Denver. He became a household name in 1990 when, with Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras, he participated in The Three Tenors concert at the opening of the 1990 World Cup in Rome. The event was originally conceived to raise money for Carreras's foundation and was later repeated a number of times to mixed critical response. Country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic Music, Blues, Gospel, and Old-Time music. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... John Denver John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Luciano Pavarotti The Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti (born October 12, 1975), is one of the most famous living singers, not only in the world of opera, but across all genres. ... José Carreras The Catalonia|Catalan tenor José Carreras (born December 5, 1946) is a famous opera singer much admired for his Verdi and Puccini roles. ... album cover of the 1990 concert in Rome left-right Domingo,Carreras, Mehta, Pavarotti The Three Tenors is a name given to collabarative concerts of the three operatic tenors Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti. ... The 1990 Football World Cup was designed by FIFA in 1984 to held in Italy becoming in the second contry to host the event two times . ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1...

On Thursday September 19th of 1985 at 07:17, the biggest Earthquake in Mexico’s history devastated the whole city. Plácido’s aunt, uncle, and his nephew plus his nephew’s little boy, were killed in the collapse of the Nuevo León apartment block in the Tlatelolco housing complex. { edited version from previous article on the great Mexico City Earthquake of 1985.} He later on did a benefit concert for the victims and released an album of the event. A benefit concert is a concert featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis. ...

Domingo has appeared in at least four opera videos of note: Carmen, Otello, "La Traviata", and Zeffirelli's Pagliacci with Teresa Stratas. He has appeared on television, both in "Zarzuela" evenings, and "Live at the Met" broadcasts. Among his many recordings is a boxed set of every tenor aria Verdi wrote, including several rarely-performed versions, in different languages from the original operas, which Verdi wrote for specific performances. Poster from the 1875 premiere of Carmen Carmen is a French opera by Georges Bizet. ... La traviata, an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, takes as its basis the novel La dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, published in 1848. ... Pagliacci (The Clowns) is an opera in two acts and a prologue by Ruggiero Leoncavallo. ... Teresa Stratas (b. ...

In August 2005 EMI Classics released a new recording [1] of Richard_Wagner's Tristan und Isolde in which Domingo sings the title role of Tristan. A review of this recording, headlined "Vocal perfections", that appeared in the 8 August 2005 issue of The Economist begins with the word "Monumental" and ends with the words, "a musical lyricism and a sexual passion that make the cost and the effort entirely worthwhile." According to this review, Domingo has sung at least 115 different operatic roles, and it characterized his July 2005 performance of Siegmund in Wagner's Die Walküre at Covent Garden as "unforgettable" and "luminous". This review also remarks on how Domingo is still, at the age of 64, taking on roles that he has not previously performed. 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813 in Leipzig – February 13, 1883 in Venice) was an influential German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his groundbreaking symphonic-operas (or music dramas). His compositions are notable for their continuous contrapuntal texture, rich harmonies and orchestration, and elaborate... Tristan und Isolde is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner. ... Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) is the second of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner. ...

External link

• Placido Domingo, Tenor (with pictures, sounds, a biography, and more)
• Discography on EMI Classics website
• Interview of Domingo from The Guardian, 10 July 2005
• Plácido Domingo's website