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Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo has sung 151 roles in Italian, French, German, English, Spanish and Russian. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] His main repertoire however is Italian ( Otello , Cavaradossi in Tosca , Don Carlo , Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut , Dick Johnson in La fanciulla del West , Radames in Aida ), French ( Faust , Werther , Don José in Carmen , Samson in Samson et Dalila ), and German ( Lohengrin , Parsifal , and Siegmund in Die Walküre ).
m. José Plácido Domingo Embil[ a ] (born 21 January 1941) [ 1 ] is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English and Russian in the most prestigious opera houses in the world.
Plácido Domingo made his La Scala debut at the age of twenty-eight, in Verdi’s Ernani, on December 7, 1969 – opening night of the ensemble’s 1969-1970 season – and he recalled, in My First Forty Years: “I had already sung at the Met, the Vienna State Opera, and other great theaters. But when you stand on the stage of La Scala and look into that beautiful auditorium, you cannot help thinking that nearly every celebrated singer from Mozart’s day to our own has performed there.”
Mar 12, 2009 · At 68, Plácido Domingo continues to be a powerful presence. SKIP ADVERTISEMENT. ... Since his 1968 debut at the Met Mr. Domingo has sung 45 roles, along with concerts and galas, for a total of ...
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Plácido Domingo has made hundreds of opera performances, music albums, and concert recordings throughout his career as an operatic tenor.From his first operatic leading role as Alfredo in La traviata in 1961, his major debuts continued in swift succession: Tosca at the Hamburg State Opera and Don Carlos at the Vienna State Opera in 1967; Adriana Lecouvreur at the Metropolitan Opera, Turandot in Verona Arena and La bohème in San Francisco in 1969; La Gioconda in 1970; Tosca in Royal Opera ...
YearComposer: TitleCastConductor, Ensemble1959Loewe: Mi bella dama (My Fair Lady)Manolo Fábregas Cristina Rojas Plácido ...M. Ruiz Armengol1969Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 ChoralPlácido Domingo Sherrill Milnes Josephine ...Erich Leinsdorf Boston Symphony Orchestra ...1970Puccini: Il tabarroPlácido Domingo Leontyne Price Sherill ...Erich Leinsdorf New Philharmonia ...1971Leoncavallo: PagliacciPlácido Domingo Montserrat Caballé ...Nello Santi London Symphony Orchestra ...Plácido Domingo has sung 151 roles in Italian, French, German, English, Spanish and Russian. His main repertoire now encompasses more than150 roles, with over 4000 career performances. Most of his repertoire is Italian (Otello, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Don Carlo, Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut, Dick Johnson in La fanciulla del West, Radames in Aida), French (Faust, Werther, Don José in Carmen, Samson in Samson et Dalila), and German (Lohengrin, Parsifal, and Siegmund in Die Walküre). Domingo ...
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Recognized as one of the best opera singers, Domingo is also a conductor and has been Honorary Artistic Director of the Centennial Festival of the Arena di Verona, General Manager of Los Angeles and Washington Opera. His repertoire includes 151 roles, an achievement unmatched by any other singer and over 4,050 performances.
