Plácido Domingo
| First Name | Placido |
| Last Name | Domingo |
| Full Name at Birth | José Plácido Domingo Embil |
| Age | 71 |
| Date of Birth | January 21, 1941 |
| Birthplace | Madrid, Spain |
| Height | 6' 2" (188 cm) |
| Build | Average |
| Hair Color | Grey |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation Category | Singer |
| Claim to Fame | Tenorissimo! |
José Plácido Domingo Embil KBE (born 21 January 1941, Madrid), better known as Plácido Domingo, is a Spanish-Mexican tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range. In March 2008, he debuted in his 128th opera role, giving Domingo more roles than any other tenor. One of The Three Tenors, he has also taken on conducting opera and concert performances, as well as serving as the General Director of the Washington National Opera in Washington, D.C. and the Los Angeles Opera in California. His contract in Los Angeles has been extended through the 2012-13 season, but the Washington, D.C. will end with the 2010–2011 season.
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Discography
1999
1995
1994
1992
1992
1991
1989
1987
1984
1983
1982
1982
1981
1981
1980
1980
1976
1976
1972
1969
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Filmography
Selected Plácido Domingo film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
2010
Rigoletto a Mantova
Rigoletto
2008
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano
2001
Le Cid
Rodrigue Diaz de Vivar
2001
Otello
Otello
2000
Margarita la tornera
Don Juan de Alarcon
1999
The Queen of Spades
Ghermann
1999
Placido Domingo: In-concert with the Palm Beach Opera Orchestra
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1998
Pagliacci
Canio
1998
Parsifal: The Search for the Grail
Parsifal
1997
Carmen
Cpl. Don José, dragoon
1997
Fedora
Loris Ipanov
1996
Otello
Otello
1996
Die Walküre
Siegmund
1996
Forza del destino, La
Don Alvaro
1995
Gato Montés, El
Juanillo
1995
Simon Boccanegra
Gabriele Adorno
1994
Il tabarro
Luigi
1994
Tales from the Opera
Pery
1993
Stiffelio
Rodolfo Muller
1992
Tosca
Mario Cavaradossi
1992
La fanciulla del West
Dick Johnson
1992
Otello
Otello
1992
Weltstars singen Weihnachtslieder
Singer
1991
La fanciulla del West
Dick Johnson
1990
Lohengrin
Lohengrin
1989
Aida
Radamès
1989
Un ballo in maschera
Riccardo
1988
Turandot
Calaf
1988
L'africaine
Vasco da Gama
1988
Fedora
Loris
1986
Gioconda, La
Enzo Grimaldi
1985
Francesca da Rimini
Paolo
1985
Tosca
Mario Cavaradossi
1985
Andrea Chénier
Andrea Chénier
1984
Don Carlo
Don Carlo
1984
Les troyens
Aeneas
1983
Manon Lescaut
Des Grieux
1982
Cavalleria rusticana
Turiddu
1982
Pagliacci
Canio
1982
Ernani
Ernani
1982
La fanciulla del West
Dick Johnson
1981
Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Hoffmann
1981
Traviata, La
Alfredo Germont
1981
Andrea Chénier
Andrea Chénier
1980
La Bohème
Rodolfo
1980
Manon Lescaut
Des Grieux
1980
Carmen
Don José
1979
Otello
Otello
1979
Luisa Miller
Rodolfo
1978
Carmen
Don José
1978
Pagliacci
Canio
1978
Cavalleria Rusticana
Turiddu
1978
Il trovatore
Manrico
1978
Don Carlo
Don Carlo
1977
Rigoletto
Duke of Mantua
1977
La Fanciulla del West
Dick Johnson
1976
Otello
Otello
1976
Tosca
Mario Cavaradossi
1976
Macbeth
Macduff
1975
Un ballo in maschera
Gustavus
1973
I vespri siciliani
Arrigo
1970
Bernstein in London: Verdi's Requiem
Soloist
Music Department Credits
2002
La traviata
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1998
La rondine
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1993
Gala Tribute to Tchaikovsky
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1986
16 Days of Glory
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1984
Die Fledermaus
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1981
Hommage à Seville
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Soundtrack Credits
2008
Plácido y la copla
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2007
Memòries de la tele
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2000
Margarita la tornera
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1998
Three Tenors '98 World Cup Paris
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1996
Merry Christmas from Vienna
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1993
The 65th Annual Academy Awards
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1992
Cerimònia d'inauguració jocs olímpics Barcelona '92
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1970
Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna
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