Plácido Domingo

Real Name:
José Plácido Domingo Embil
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Born: 21 January 1941 in Madrid, Spain.

Tenor opera singer, moving into Baritone as he has gotten older. Popularly known as one of The Three Tenors. Also a very accomplished pianist, and more recently as a conductor.

Born in Madrid, moving to Mexico early in his life. Both his mother and father (Plácido Domingo I) were well-known performers in the Zarzuela operatic theatre movement, which was where he gained his musical inspiration and passion from.

As well as his continued performance commitments, he serves as the General Director of the Washington National Opera in Washington DC, and the Los Angeles Opera in California, which continue until 2011. He also found time for many humanitarian works for charity and musical initiatives, including "Operalia: The World Opera Competition" which he founded in 1993 for upcoming young opera singers.

While neither of his children have followed in opera, he can be certain that his name will be carried on, he is Plácido Domingo II, one of his sons is Plácido Domingo III, and a grandson Plácido Domingo IV.
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Discography

Releases:
El Mundial (7", Single)   Polydor 1982
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 (CD, Album, Ltd)   Deutsche Grammophon 1989
The 3 Tenors In Concert 1994 - Libiamo/La Donna E' Mobile (CD, Single)   Warner Music 1994
A Celebration Of Christmas (CD, Liv)   Erato 1996
Macbeth (2xCD)   Deutsche Grammophon 1996
100 Años De Mariachi (CD, Album)   EMI Latin 1999
Appears On:
Great Men Of Music (4xLP)   Time Life Records 1979
Knuffel Klassiek (2xCD) Turandot - Nessun Dorma Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) 1996
Mad About Tenors (CD) Tosca - E Lucevan Le S... Deutsche Grammophon 1996
Diana, Princess Of Wales Tribute (2xCD, Comp) Ave Maria Columbia 1997
Knuffel Klassiek 2 (2xCD, Comp) L'Elisir D'Amore - Una... Sony Music Media 1997
Das Wunder Karajan (CD) Turandot - Nessun Dorma! Deutsche Grammophon 1998
Messa Da Requiem (50 Years Of Performance Series) (2xCD, Album, RE)   Teldec Classics 2000
Christoph Schlingensief Trifft: Richard Wagner / Diedrich Diederichsen Trifft: Arnold Schönberg (4xCD, Comp, Ltd + Box) In Fernem Land, Unnahb... Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon 2001
Italian Opera (CD, Comp) Celeste Aida / Aida, E... EMI Catalogue Marketing, Tchibo 2007
Christmas (CD, Album, Promo) Un Nuevo Siglo Carbon Music Ltd 2009
Mad About Italian Opera (CD, Comp) Der Barbier Von Sevill... Deutsche Grammophon  
Mad About Opera (CD) Aida - 'Celeste Aida' Deutsche Grammophon  
Mad About Sopranos (CD) La Traviata - Sempre L... Deutsche Grammophon  
Tracks Appear On:
Goldene Stimmen - Goldene Lieder (5xCD, Comp) Holde Aida (Celeste Ai... Das Beste Reader's Digest, Das Beste Reader's Digest 1996
Knuffel Klassiek (2xCD) Turandot - Nessun Dorma Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) 1996
Knuffel Klassiek 2 (2xCD, Comp) L'Elisir D'Amore - Una... Sony Music Media 1997
Feria Del Disco - Sampler 16 (CD, Comp, Smplr) Paloma Querida Universal Music (Chile), Sony Music Entertainment (Chile), EMI Odeon (Chile), Warner Music (Chile), BMG 1999
Voices (CD, Comp) Nessun Dorma Universal TV 2001
Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits (2xCD, Comp) Perhaps Love RCA, BMG Strategic Marketing Group 2004
Italian Opera (CD, Comp) Celeste Aida / Aida, E... EMI Catalogue Marketing, Tchibo 2007
Tenors - Take Ten (CD, Comp, Promo, Car) Be My Love Upfront 2008
Christmas (CD, Album, Promo) Cantique De Noël (O H... Carbon Music Ltd 2009
The Best Of Classical Brits (CD, Comp, Promo, Car) Non Ti Scordar Di Me (... The Mail On Sunday 2009
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