Placido Domingo
Placido Domingo
José Plácido Domingo Embil, known as Plácido Domingo, is a Spanish tenor, 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. Although primarily a lirico-spinto tenor for most of his career, especially popular for his Cavaradossi, Hoffmann, Don José, and Canio, he quickly moved into more dramatic roles, becoming the most...
ProfessionOpera Singer
Date of Birth21 January 1941
years two space
It is strange, but nobody is shocked when pop singers make a fortune in the space of two years.
opera concerts more-money
Let us be clear: I take ten times more money for a concert than for an opera performance.
real real-life
The public is a part of my real life.
orchestra five
When facing symphonic orchestras which have played some works five thousands times, you have nothing to do.
motivational money organize
If money was my only motivation, I would organize myself differently.
oxygen atmosphere theater
The atmosphere of the theater is my oxygen.
strength enthusiasm
My strength is my enthusiasm.
average three stage
Every three days on average, I am alone on stage, facing the public.
singing form therapy
Singing becomes a form of therapy.
video singers young
Young singers are much better educated musically, much better informed, through discs and videos, than I was.
voice piano preparation
With my personal preparation at the piano, I can afford to hum at half voice.
destiny shoulders broads
We all have a destiny in accordance with the breadth of our shoulders. My shoulders are broad.
luck bad-luck superstitious
I'm not superstitious because it brings bad luck.
piano reduction score
I have always studied my parts with the orchestral score and not with the piano reduction.