Plácido Domingo

Spanish tenor and conductor (born 1941)

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    72 languages
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  • Age
    85
    Born 1941
  • Known for
    Moulin Rouge!
    2001
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

A tenor who sang 151 different roles across six languages, then — in his seventies — moved down into baritone parts and kept going. The Three Tenors made classical music a stadium event; he made opera a second-act problem.

Biography

About

Born José Plácido Domingo Embil on 21 January 1941, he grew up working in his parents' zarzuela company in Mexico, apprenticed in a Spanish operatic form most singers never touch. He built his name as a lirico-spinto tenor — Cavaradossi, Hoffmann, Don José — then pushed into heavier dramatic territory, becoming the most acclaimed Otello of his generation. In 1981 he released Perhaps Love with John Denver; the duet sold nearly four million copies and opened a parallel career in crossover and Latin pop, racking up fourteen Grammys and multi-platinum records. In 1990 he joined Pavarotti and Carre…

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Albums

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  • Parsifal
    1994
  • Lucia di Lammermoor
    1993
  • Love Song and Tangos
    1993
  • Missa Solemnis
    1993
  • Opera Duets
    1993
  • Grandes Cantantes Líricos Españoles
    1993
  • From the Official Barcelona Games Ceremony
    1992
  • Carmen (Complete Opera)
    1992
  • Werther
    1992
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64.7
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Momentum19.9
Historical26.0
Now attention16.9
Source confidence85.0
Completeness90.0
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