Plácido Domingo
José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, ...
has made hundreds of
opera
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performances, music albums, and concert recordings throughout his career as an operatic
tenor
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. From his first operatic leading role as Alfredo in ''
La traviata'' in 1961, his major debuts continued in swift succession: ''
Tosca
''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1 ...
'' at the
Hamburg State Opera
The Hamburg State Opera (in German: ) is a German opera company based in Hamburg. Its theatre is near the square of Gänsemarkt. Since 2015, the current ''Intendant'' of the company is Georges Delnon, and the current ''Generalmusikdirektor'' ...
and ''
Don Carlos
''Don Carlos'' is an 1867 five-act grand opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi to a French-language libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle, based on the 1787 play '' Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien'' (''Don Carlos, Infante of Spain'') by Fried ...
'' at the
Vienna State Opera
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in 1967; ''
Adriana Lecouvreur
''Adriana Lecouvreur'' () is an opera in four acts by Francesco Cilea to an Italian libretto by Arturo Colautti, based on the 1849 play '' Adrienne Lecouvreur'' by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé. It was first performed on 6 November 1902 ...
'' at the
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is an American opera company based in New York City, currently resident at the Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center), Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Referred ...
, ''
Turandot
''Turandot'' ( ; see #Origin and pronunciation of the name, below) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. Puccini left the opera unfinished at the time of his death in 1924; it ...
'' in
Verona Arena
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and ''
La bohème
''La bohème'' ( , ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions '':wikt:quadro, quadri'', ''wikt:tableau, tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto b ...
'' in San Francisco in 1969; ''
La Gioconda'' in 1970; ''Tosca'' at the
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House (ROH) is a theatre in Covent Garden, central London. The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. The ROH is the main home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orch ...
, London, in 1971; ''La bohème'' at the
Bavarian State Opera
The Bavarian State Opera () is a German opera company based in Munich. Its main venue is the Nationaltheater München, and its orchestra the Bavarian State Orchestra.
History
The parent ensemble of the company was founded in 1653, under El ...
in 1972; ''
Il trovatore'' at the
Paris Opéra
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in 1973 and ''Don Carlo'' at the
Salzburg Festival
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in 1975, ''
Parsifal
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'' in 1992 at the
Bayreuth Festival
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; the same role is often recorded more than once.
Other than full-length opera performance recordings, Domingo has also made many music albums, recording opera
aria
In music, an aria (, ; : , ; ''arias'' in common usage; diminutive form: arietta, ; : ariette; in English simply air (music), air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrument (music), instrumental or orchestral accompan ...
s, live opera performances and concerts, and
crossover songs in solo and duet. His albums have simultaneously appeared on
''Billboard'' charts of best-selling classical and crossover recordings; contributing to many gold and
platinum records and nine
Grammy Awards
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.
Below are the lists of his recordings in full-length opera performances, music albums and compilation albums (including concerts) with other singers. However, the lists cannot be used to reflect his total number of performances because some of his operas and concerts have never been recorded.
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Concerts and operatic selections
Compilation albums
This section contains a partial list of
compilation album
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s with Domingo. It includes solely re-released material, unless otherwise noted. Previously unreleased selections from live performances are included under
Live recordings: Concerts and operatic selections above.
Solo albums and collaborations
Recordings of complete roles
This section includes recordings of Domingo performing complete roles in operas, zarzuelas, musicals, and vocal symphonic works.
Studio recordings
Live recordings
Singles
Soundtracks
Complete opera film soundtracks are included above under
Recordings of complete roles.
Filmography
Movies
Videos
Filmed stage roles
See also
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Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording
The Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording has been awarded since 1961. The award was originally titled Best Classical Opera Production. The current title has been used since 1962.
Prior to 1961 the awards for operatic and choral performances wer ...
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The Three Tenors
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List of best-selling Latin music artists
Latin music has an ambiguous meaning in the music industry due to differing definitions of the term "Latin". For example, the Latin music market in the United States defines Latin music as any release that is mostly sung in Spanish, regardless ...
Notes
External links
Most references are based from the list below:
List of Plácido Domingo recordings from Amazon.comPlácido Domingo recordings from The METList of Plácido Domingo recordings from Plácido Domingo official websiteList from Deutsche Grammophon websitePlácido Domingo Discography from CDuniverse.comList of recordings from iclassics.com*
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Opera singer discographies
Discographies of Spanish artists