Plácido Domingo
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Plácido Domingo is a world-renowned Spanish operatic tenor and conductor, celebrated for his powerful voice, extensive repertoire, and status as one of the leading opera stars of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| José Plácido Domingo Embil | 1 |
| Plácido Domingo Ferrer | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
conductor
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human ⓘ operatic tenor ⓘ recording artist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownFor | baritone roles ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
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Latin Grammy Award ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1941-01-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Madrid
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surface form:
Madrid, Spain
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| colleague |
José Carreras
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Luciano Pavarotti ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Mexico
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Spain ⓘ |
| familyName | Domingo ⓘ |
| founded | Operalia, The World Opera Competition ⓘ |
| fullName |
Plácido Domingo
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surface form:
José Plácido Domingo Embil
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| genre |
classical music
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opera ⓘ |
| givenName |
José
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Plácido ⓘ |
| hasPerformedAt |
La Scala
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Metropolitan Opera ⓘ Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ⓘ
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Royal Opera House, London
Teatro Real ⓘ
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Teatro Real, Madrid
Vienna State Opera ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1962 ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Three Tenors ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive operatic repertoire
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long international opera career ⓘ status as one of the leading opera stars of the early 21st century ⓘ status as one of the leading opera stars of the late 20th century ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Calaf
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Calaf in Puccini's "Turandot"
Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca" ⓘ Don José ⓘ
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Don José in Bizet's "Carmen"
Hoffmann in Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" ⓘ Otello in Verdi's "Otello" ⓘ Radamès in Verdi's "Aida" ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Three Tenors ⓘ |
| occupation |
arts administrator
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conductor ⓘ opera singer ⓘ tenor ⓘ |
| parent |
Pepita Embil
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Plácido Domingo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Plácido Domingo Ferrer
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| positionHeld |
General Director of Los Angeles Opera
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General Director of Washington National Opera ⓘ |
| spouse | Marta Ornelas ⓘ |
| voiceType | tenor ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1950s–present ⓘ |
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José Plácido Domingo Embil
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Plácido Domingo Ferrer