About Placido Domingo:
José Plácido Domingo Embil 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 acclaimed Otello of his generation. In the early 2010s, he transitioned from the tenor repertory into almost exclusively baritone parts, most notably Simon Boccanegra. He has performed 146 different roles.
We all have a destiny in accordance with the breadth of our shoulders. My shoulders are broad.
Placido DomingoDon't you think it astonishing that, at 58, I am still working at improving my career?
Placido DomingoHonestly, if the public still wants to hear me in some works, I have to go down a half step.
Placido DomingoI have always studied my parts with the orchestral score and not with the piano reduction.
Placido Domingo