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Plácido Domingo (born January 21, 1941) is a world-renowned opera singer, conductor, and general manager. He is noted for his versatility as a tenor; his repertoire includes roles in French ( Faust, Werther), German ( Lohengrin, Parsifal) and Italian ( Il Trovatore, Don Carlo, Otello).He was born in Madrid, SpainThe Kingdom of Spain is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it borders France and the tiny principality of Andorra. It inc, but moved to MexicoThis article is about the country Mexico. For other meanings, see Mexico (disambiguation The United Mexican States or Mexico ( Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or Mexico regarding the use of the variant spelling Mejico see section The name below) is a co as a child with his family, who ran a zarzuelaZarzuela ( IPA /θarθ'wela/) is the Spanish lyrical opera. There are two main forms: # Baroque zarzuela (c. 1630 1750) #Romantic zarzuela (c. Genero grande # Genero chico Romantic zarzuela can be subdivided into the Genero grande representing l company . In Mexico CityMexico City ( Spanish: Ciudad de Mexico known in Pre-Columbian times as Tenochtitlan is the capital of Mexico; it geographically spans both the Mexican Federal District and part of the state of Mexico, to the north of the Federal District. Mexico City is he studied music at the National Conservatory. He learned pianoPiano is a common abbreviation for pianoforte a large musical instrument with a keyboard (see keyboard instrument). Its sound is produced by strings stretched on a rigid frame. These vibrate when struck by felt-covered hammers, which are activated by the and conductingConducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. Orchestras, choirs and other musical ensembles often have conductors. A conductor resident with an orchestra (as opposed to a guest conductor) who has involvement with th, but made his stage debut as a tenor in 1959Events January-February January 1 Cultivars of plants named after this date must be named in a modern language, not in Latin. January 1 Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when forces of Fidel Castro advance January 2 CBS Radio cuts four soap operas: Bac as Alfredo in La TraviataLa Traviata is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi. Its text by Francesco Maria Piave is based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, La dame aux Camelias and it was first produced in Venice in 1853. The title means literally The Woman who Strayed or. In 1962 he joined the Israeli National Opera, and first performed at the Met in New York in 1965. He made his debut at La Scala in 1969 and at Covent Garden in 1971. He received Kennedy Center Honors in 2000.
In 1981 he gained considerable recognition outside of the opera world when he recorded the song "Perhaps Love" as a duet with the late American folk/ pop music singer John Denver. Domingo became a household name as a member of "The Three Tenors," which was a series of concerts, given during the Soccer World Cups, which he gave together with Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras. The fees received were in line with the size of the audience, and the video and sound recordings, which were multi-platinum. These concerts were just that, unstaged, and, therefore, have no bearing on the communication process that the "purists" complained about at the time.
It can be equally argued that that the Three Tenors have opened up a larger audience with their honest, direct approach to their art...
Signor Domingo has appeared in at least three opera videos of note:
"Carmen" by Bizet, "Otello" by Verdi, and "la Traviata", also by Verdi. He has appeared on television, both in "Zarzuela" evenings, and "Live at the Met" broadcasts.
Domingo is also active as a conductor of opera and as artistic director two opera companies. He was first named artistic director of the Washington Opera and later of the Los Angeles Opera .
