Definitions for Placido Domingo
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1. Domingo, Placido Domingonoun

   Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)

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1. 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, 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 folk singer John Denver, has sold almost four million copies and helped lead to numerous television appearances for the tenor. He also starred in many cinematically released and televised opera movies, particularly under the direction of Franco Zeffirelli. In 1990, he began singing with fellow tenors Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras as part of The Three Tenors. The first Three Tenors recording became the best-selling classical album of all time.Growing up working in his parents' zarzuela company in Mexico, Domingo has since regularly promoted this form of Spanish opera. He also increasingly conducts operas and concerts and was the general director of the Los Angeles Opera in California from 2017 to 2019. He was initially the artistic director and later general director of the Washington National Opera from 1996 to 2011. He has been involved in numerous humanitarian works, as well as efforts to help young opera singers, including starting and running the international singing competition, Operalia. In the years 2019-2021 he has performed continuously on stages in Berlin, Budapest, Cologne, Graz, Madrid, Mérida, Milan, Monte Carlo, Moscow, Munich, Palermo, Rome, Salzburg, Sofia, Verona, Versailles, Vienna and Zurich.

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   Placido Domingo is a world-renowned Spanish operatic tenor and conductor, recognized as one of the most successful and accomplished figures in the global opera industry. He was born on January 21, 1941, in Madrid, Spain. With a career spanning over half a century, Domingo has performed more than 150 roles, with a remarkably versatile voice that is unique in the world of opera. As a conductor, he has led many of the world's most acclaimed orchestras. He is also known for being a part of The Three Tenors, alongside Luciano Pavarotti and Jose Carreras.

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   Plácido Domingo, KBE, born José Plácido Domingo Embil, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range. As of April 2013 he has sung 142 different roles, three of which new in the current 2012-2013 season. One of The Three Tenors, he has also taken on conducting opera and concert performances, and he is the general director of the Los Angeles Opera in California.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Placido Domingo in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Placido Domingo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Placido Domingo in a Sentence

1. Nancy Seltzer:

   The ongoing campaign by the AP to denigrate Plácido Domingo is not only inaccurate but unethical. These new claims are riddled with inconsistencies and, as with the first story, in many ways, simply incorrect, due to an ongoing investigation, we will not comment on specifics, but we strongly dispute the misleading picture that the AP is attempting to paint of Mr. Domingo.

2. Helga Rabl-Stadler:

   I have known Placido Domingo for more than 25 years, in addition to his artistic competence, I was impressed from the very beginning by his appreciative treatment of all festival employees.