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Placido DOMINGO |
For forty-four years, since he was sixteen years
old, he has never stopped working, and the more he studies, travels and
performs, the more fulfilled he feels.
Plácido Domingo was born with an unusually flexible voice, and
he learned to use it properly. He has Plácido Domingo was born
with an unusually flexible voice, and he learned to use it properly. He
has been blessed with very good health and stamina, which has allowed
him to be on the go all the time. The greatest pleasure for him has always
been, and still is, to make use of these gifts and advantages to give
pleasure to others.
By now, Plácido Domingo has sung 118 different roles, more than
any other tenor in the annals of music. His repertoire spans the gamut
from Mozart to Verdi, from Berlioz to Puccini, from Wagner to Ginastera.
He sings in every important opera house in the world and has made well
over 100 recordings of which 96 are full-length operas, often recording
the same role more than once, and for which he has earned nine Grammies.
He has made more than 50 videos and 3 theatrically released films which
are Zeffirelli’s "La Traviata" and "Otello",
and Rosi’s "Carmen".
His telecast of "Tosca", from the authentic settings in Rome,
was seen by more than 1 billion people in 117 different countries.
When he opened the 1999-2000 Metropolitan Opera Season with "Pagliacci",
he sang his 18th opening night of a season and, as the New York Times
reported on its front-page, therewith surpassed the old Caruso record
of 17 opening nights.
As a conductor, he has led opera performances in all the important theaters,
from the Metropolitan to Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and the Wiener
Staatsoper and has conducted purely symphonic concerts with such renowned
orchestras as the Chicago Symphony and the London Symphony, in addition
to making recordings as a conductor.
As an administrator he was the music director of the Seville World’s
Fair and in this capacity invited the world’s foremost orchestras
and opera companies, including the Metropolitan Opera, to Seville.
Since the 1996-97 Season, he has been Artistic Director of the Washington
Opera. As of the 2000-2001 Season, he is also the Artistic Director of
the Los Angeles Opera, where he presented his program for the next seasons,
showing a close collaboration with Valery Gergiev and the Kirov Opera
and a strong, financial support by Alberto Vilar.