Jose Placido Domingo Embil

Placido Domingo is one of the greatest tenors of our time, whose genius has been recognized by both classical music lovers and world critics. The rarest combination of a strong voice, stunning charisma and incredible hard work allowed Placido to become an opera legend during his lifetime.

Jose Placido Domingo Embil (the full name of the singer) was born on January 21, 1941 in the capital of Spain, Madrid. His father Placido Domingo and mother Pepita Embil were the stars of zarzuela (Spanish variation of operetta). The head of the family was fluent in baritone, and his wife was fluent in soprano.

In 1949, the family moved from sunny Madrid to Mexico City. In the capital of Mexico, the parents of the future musician organized their own theater troupe.

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Domingo received his first piano lessons when he was 8 years old, and already at the age of 14, Placido Jr. entered the Mexican National Conservatory. At the age of 16, he first appeared in his parents' troupe as a vocalist. The young man also conducted a couple of performances at the Zarzuela theater as a conductor.

In 1959, the son of a prominent Mexican diplomat, Manuel Aguilar, gave Domingo an audition for the National Opera. Despite some mistakes in the performance of the arias, an agreement was concluded with the young man.

He made his stage debut on 23 September 1959 as Borsa in the opera Rigoletto. In the 1960/1961 season, Domingo shared the stage with representatives of the opera elite Giuseppe Di Stefano and Manuel Ausensi. His roles included Remendado in Carmen, Spoletta in Tosca, The Dandy and the Abbot in André Chenier, Goro in Madame Butterfly, Gaston in La Traviata, and the Emperor in Turandot.

Among the subsequent theater venues that captivated the young singer were the Dallas Opera House, the Tel Aviv Opera, the Verona Stage, La Scala, Covent Garden and others.

In 1967, Domingo brilliantly performed the opera Lohengrin by Richard Wagner. Few people know, but he learned this most difficult game in 3 days. In 1968, the performer made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, performing the role of Maurizio from Francesco Chilea's opera Adriana Lecouvreur. Here he continued to work over the following decades.

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A new round of international recognition for the opera singer took place in 1990, when the BBC introduced the Nessun Dorma aria sung by Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras to the World Cup. The Three Tenors project was so successful that the singers gave concerts throughout Europe for several years. The audience especially loved the songs "Santa Lucia" and "About Sole Mio".

In July 2006, a concert dedicated to the closing of the FIFA World Cup took place in Berlin. In addition to Placido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazon and the Berlin Opera Orchestra conducted by Marco Armiglato took part in it. This performance became another landmark event in the creative biography of the opera singer.

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The press recognized the broadcast of this event as the brightest TV event since the debut performance of The Three Tenors. The program included arias and duets from operas by Rossini, Verdi, Puccini and Massenet. In 2015, the renowned tenor made his debut in the role of Macbeth at the State Opera in Berlin.

Placido Domingo is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the singer who has received the longest applause. In 1991, after the performance of Othello in Vienna, the standing ovation lasted 80 minutes. In addition, he went out to bow the most (101 times), and for the number of opening seasons at the Metropolitan Opera (21 times) he broke Caruso's record (17 times).

Placido has been married twice. The first choice of the eminent tenor was the pianist Anna Maria Guerra. The young people got married in 1957 when Domingo was 16 years old. But the personal life of the spouses did not work out, their union broke up a couple of months after the wedding. In this marriage, the singer had a son, Jose.

The artist met his second wife while studying at the conservatory. The owner of the lyric soprano Martha Ornelas at that moment was just beginning to conquer the musical Olympus. The teachers unanimously predicted a great future for her, but the girl preferred a family to the career of an opera singer.

True, before getting married, Domingo had to win the favor not only of Martha, but also of her parents. When Placido performed a serenade under their windows, the head of the family, in order to cool the ardor of the gentleman, often called the police. According to the vocalist, law enforcement officials never used physical force against him and always allowed him to finish the last song to the end.

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Despite the categorical nature of his parents, Domingo did not back down and continued to look after his beloved. In the end, he still managed to obtain the blessing of the Ornelas family. In 1962, young people legalized their relationship.

In 1965, Martha gave birth to the artist's heir. The woman named her firstborn in honor of his father - Placido. The second child (1968) was given the name of the hero of Giuseppe Verdi's opera The Force of Destiny - Alvaro.

Contrary to popular belief, music is not Domingo's only hobby. Placido grew up as an athletic guy. He played football well in his youth and is now a fan of Real Madrid. In 2002, the eminent tenor sang the anthem in honor of the centenary of the "royal" club, and in 2011 he received the gold medal of the FC.

In June 2017, when the team defeated Juventus and won the Champions League Cup for the 12th time, Domingo personally congratulated the players by taking a memorable photo with the players. Later, the performer published it on Instagram.

In the summer of 2019, a scandal erupted at the Metropolitan Opera in connection with the accusation of Placido Domingo of sexual harassment. The action was attended by 20 women. Their statement was released by the Associated Press.

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Domingo himself does not agree with the accusations, and his Russian colleague called them speculation. Nevertheless, the contract with the theater was terminated, and the San Francisco Opera and the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra canceled the singer's participation in their concerts. In the fall, the artist completed his collaboration with the Los Angeles Opera House, where he served as CEO.

The singer is not going to leave the stage. In October he gave a concert in Moscow at the Crocus City Hall. Together with him, Russian artists Oksana Shilova and Maria Kataeva performed to the accompaniment of the New Russia Symphony Orchestra. Domingo presented to the public works of various genres, including the famous hits Besame Mucho and "Moscow Nights".

1993 - Love Songs & Tangos 1997 - De Mi Alma Latina 2 2002 - Quiereme Mucho 2011 - Passion: The Love Album

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