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Plácido Domingo

Actor | * 01/21/1941 (83) | Madrid (Spain)
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, German, Spanish, English and Russian in the most prestigious opera houses in the world. Although primarily a lirico-spinto tenor for most of his career, especially popular for his Cavaradossi, Hoffmann, Don José and Canio, he quickly moved into more dramatic roles, becoming the most acclaimed Otello of his generation. In the early 2010s, he transitioned from the tenor repertory into exclusively baritone parts, most notably Simon Boccanegra. As of 2020, he has performed 151 different roles. Domingo has also achieved significant success as a crossover artist, especially in the genres of Latin and popular music. In addition to winning fourteen Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, several of his records have gone silver, gold, platinum and multi-platinum. His first pop album, Perhaps Love (1981), spread his fame beyond the opera world. The title song, performed as a duet with country and f... ()
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Although born in Madrid, Spain, Placido Domingo spent a major portion of his life living in Mexico City where he graduated from the Mexico City Conservatory. His first operatic performance was in a staging of La Traviata in Monterrey playing Alfredo. He was then a Tenor for the Israel National Opera and subsequently moved to Europe.

Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Documentaries | Drama

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A pampered Beverly Hills chihuahua named Chloe who, while on vacation in Mexico with her owner Viv's niece, Rachel, gets lost and must rely on her friends to help her get back home before she is caugh ...

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

PG

2008 | 2.7/5 | 1h 31min
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Romance / Love
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A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world o ...

Moulin Rouge!

PG-13

2001 | 3.8/5 | 2h 7min
Drama, Romance / Love, Music
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The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure th ...

The Book of Life

PG

2014 | 3.8/5 | 1h 35min
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performan ...

Great Performances

TV-14

1971- | 2.6/5 | 2h per episode
Comedy, Documentary, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Plácido Domingo

Knight Commander of The Order of The British Empire Grand Cross of The Order of Isabella The Catholic Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna Presidential Medal of Freedom Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services To The State of Vienna Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services To The Republic of Austria Princess of AsturIAS Award for The Arts Praemium Imperiale Order of Friendship Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal Grand Cross of The Order of Civil Merit Kennedy Center Honors Hijo Predilecto De Madrid Commander of The Legion of Honour Knight Grand Cross of The Order of Merit of The Italian Republic Grand Cross of The Order of Prince Henry Austrian Decoration for Science and Art Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres‎ Order of the Aztec Eagle Knight of The National Order of The Cedar Honorary Doctor of The University of Madrid Complutense Grand Cross of The Order of The Sun of Peru‎ Grand Cross of The Civil Order of Alfonso X The Wise Honorary Doctorate of The University of Murcia Honorary Doctor of Harvard University Commander of The Order of Cultural Merit Grand Cross of The Order of Public Instruction Lo Nuestro Excellence Award Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Golden Medal for Merit To Culture Birgit Nilsson Prize Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Gold Medal for Tourism Merit Medaille Für Kunst Und Wissenschaft (hamburg) Honorary Doctorate of The University of Salamanca Galardón Camino Real Order of Isabella the Catholic Order of Civil Merit Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise Order of Prince Henry Officer of The Legion of Honour Knight of The Legion of Honour Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria Order of the British Empire Order of Cultural Merit (Monaco) National Order of the Cedar Order of Public Instruction Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture Dostyk Order of Grade Ii Princess of Asturias Awards
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Movies with Plácido Domingo as Actor(72)

as Conductor2023 Tales from the Opera
as Nabucco / Macbeth / Simon Baccanegra2019 Plácido Domingo Gala
as Agente Rodríguez2019 Los Rodríguez y el más allá
as himself2019 Pavarotti
as Macbeth2018 Macbeth
as himself2018 El corazón del Teatro Real
as himself2017 Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star
as Francesco Foscari2016 Verdi: I Due Foscari - Teatro alla Scala
as himself2016 I Am La Scala
as himself2015 Helene Fischer - Weihnachten - Live aus der Hofburg Wien
as Francesco Foscari2015 Verdi : I Due Foscari - Royal Opera House
as Gianni Schicchi2015 Gianni Schicchi
as Skeleton Jorge (voice)2014 The Book of Life
as Il conte di Luna2013 Il Trovatore
as Orest2011 The Metropolitan Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride
as Simon Boccanegra2010 Simon Boccanegra
2010 Traces to Nowhere: The Conductor Carlos Kleiber
as Self (archive footage)2009 Karajan: Beauty As I See It
as Bajazet2008 Handel: Tamerlano
as Monte (voice)2008 Beverly Hills Chihuahua
as Self - Host2008 Massenet: Thaïs
as himself2007 Antonio Gades, la ética de la danza
as Self - Interviewee / Trumpet2007 To Play and to Fight
as Self - Conductor2007 The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette
as Voice of Man in the Moon2001 Moulin Rouge!
as Otello2001 Otello
as Gherman1999 The Queen of Spades
as himself1999 The Three Tenors Christmas
as himself1999 Great Tenor Performances
1998 Parsifal: The Search for the Grail
as Don José1997 Carmen
as Loris Ipanov1997 Fedora
as Tenor1996 Merry Christmas from Vienna
as himself1996 The Transformation of the World Into Music
as Gabriele Adorno1995 Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
as Luigi1994 Il Tabarro & Pagliacci
as himself1994 The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994
as himself1992 Christmas in Vienna
as Otello1992 Otello
as Singer1992 A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song
as Dick Johnson alias Ramerrez1991 La Fanciulla Del West
1990 The Original Three Tenors Concert
1990 Lohengrin
as Radamès1989 Aida
as Vasco Da Gama1988 Meyerbeer: L'Africaine
as Canio1987 Pagliacci
as Calaf1987 Turandot
as Otello1986 Otello
as Enzo1986 La Gioconda
as Andrea Chénier1985 Andrea Chénier
as Cavaradossi1985 Tosca
as Paolo Malatesta1984 Francesca da Rimini
as Don José1984 Carmen
as Narrator1983 Mario Lanza: The American Caruso
as Des Grieux1983 Manon Lescaut
as Aeneas1983 Berlioz: Les Troyens
as Turiddu1982 Cavalleria rusticana
as Alfredo Germont1982 La traviata
as Hoffmann1981 Les Contes d'Hoffmann
as Andrea Chénier1981 Andrea Chenier
as himself1981 Hommage a Sevilla
as Samson1981 Samson et Dalila
as Chevalier des Grieux1980 Puccini: Manon Lescaut
as Don José1980 Georges Bizet: Carmen
1979 Luisa Miller: Metropolitan Opera
as Manrico1978 Il Trovatore - Verdi
as himself1978 The Bermuda Depths
as Turiddu / Canio1978 Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
as Don José1978 Carmen
as The Duke of Mantua1977 Rigoletto
as Mario Cavaradossi1976 Tosca
as Self / Tenor1970 Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

TV Shows/Series with Plácido Domingo as Actor(32)

as himself2014 Mozart in the Jungle
as himself2013 Stöckl
as Owl (singing voice)2011 Poppy Cat
as himself2010 Masterclass
as himself2006 Legends
as himself2004 Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
as himself1999 Beckmann
1996 Fox News Sunday
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as himself1991 Pebble Mill
1989 The Simpsons
as Self - Singer1988 Flitterabend
1984 The Cosby Show
as himself1982 Wogan
as himself1981 Wetten, dass..?
as himself1980 The Big Show
as himself1980 Verstehen Sie Spaß?
as himself1978 The Kennedy Center Honors
as himself1977 Auf los geht's los
as himself1972 Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Main Guest1972 Le Grand Échiquier
as Self (archive footage)1972 Le Grand Échiquier
as himself1971 Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
as himself1971 Great Performances
as Francisco Goya1971 Great Performances
as Radamès1971 Great Performances
as Juanillo1971 Great Performances
as Parsifal1971 Great Performances
as himself1969 Das Sonntagskonzert
as himself1966 Goldene Kamera Verleihung
as himself1964 Einer wird gewinnen
as Self - Musical Guest1963 Viña del Mar International Song Festival

Movies with Plácido Domingo as Crew(4)

Sound/Conductor2007 The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette
Sound/Conductor2004 Madama Butterfly
Sound/Conductor2002 La Traviata
Sound/Conductor1984 Die Fledermaus

Additional Information

Citizenship: Spain
Born: Tuesday, 01/21 1941 (January) in Madrid (Spain) (current age: 83 years + 96 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: Spanish (ES, native language)
Educated at: National Conservatory of Music of Mexico
Member of: Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia de las Artes Escénicas de España, The Three Tenors
Record Label: EMI Classics
Spouses (current/former): Marta Domingo
Children: Plácido Domingo Jr.
Father: Plácido Domingo Ferrer
Mother: Pepita Embil
Student of: Igor Markevitch
Other names for Plácido Domingo (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Placido Domingo"
"José Plácido Domingo Embil"
Plácido Domingo frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
James Levine (20x, Crew)
Kevin Michael Richardson (17x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Franco Zeffirelli (16x, Crew)
Brian Large (12x, Crew)
Giuseppe Verdi (12x, Crew)
Giacomo Puccini (10x, Crew)
MET Orchestra (10x, Cast)
Elton John (9x, Actor)
Luciano Pavarotti (9x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:28372, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024