Placido Domingo

PLACIDO DOMINGO BIOGRAPHY
Born January 21, 1941, in Madrid, Spain; immigrated to Mexico, 1950; son of Placido (a singer) and Pepita (a singer; maiden name, Embil) Domingo; marriedfirst wife, 1958 (divorced, 1959); married Marta Ornelas (a lyric soprano), 1962; children: (first marriage) Jose; (second marriage) Placido, Alvaro Maurizio. Addresses: Contact: c/o Vincent & Farrell Associates, 157 West 57th St., Suite 502, New York, NY 10019-2210.
Nationality: Spanish
Gender: Male
Occupation: Opera singer, actor, producer
Birth Details: January 21, 1941 Madrid, Spain

Plácido Domingo's parents were both singers of zarzuela, Spain's distinctive national form of musical theater. They founded their own zarzuela troupe in Mexico, where Plácido appeared with them in child roles. He studied voice with Carlo Morelli at Mexico's National Conservatory (1955-1957), and took the small role of Borsa in Verdi’s Rigoletto with the National Opera in Mexico City in 1959. His first appearance in a leading tenor role was as Alfredo in Verdi’s La Traviata in Monterrey, Mexico, in 1961, and he made his U.S. debut the same year as Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor with the Dallas Civic Opera.

Domingo's New York debut was as Pinkerton in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the New York City Opera, October 17, 1965. After a 1966 stadium performance, his debut on the Metropolitan Opera stage occurred on September 28, 1968, as Maurice de Saxe in Adriana Lecouvreur. His first appearances at major houses such as Milan's La Scala (1968), the Vienna State Opera (1967), and London's Covent Garden (1971) established him as one of the greatest lyric tenors of his time, and, remarkably, as a formidable dramatic tenor besides. He has a bright, forceful voice, excellent stage presence, and superb musicianship, studying his parts from full orchestral score when possible. Commanding one of the largest active repertories among his contemporaries, he is often called upon as an emergency substitute. In one memorable case he flew from Europe to San Francisco, studying his part while in the air. He was met by a limousine and changed into his costume while traveling to the opera house by police escort.

Domingo is noted for his musical interests beyond singing. He began conducting, making his debut with La Traviata at the New York City Opera in 1973. He conducted La Bohème at the Met, and commissioned the opera Goya, on the life of the great Spanish painter, from Gian-Carlo Menotti, appearing as the painter in the work's premiere in Washington, D.C. If he had taken up conducting as a hedge against vocal decline, the measure proved unnecessary. Little diminishment is evident in his singing; he has used the darkening of his voice to his advantage, moving further into the dramatic tenor repertoire and even taking on Wagnerian roles such as Lohengrin, Parsifal, and Tristan. He has been especially identified with Verdi’s Otello, and appeared in the work's official 100th anniversary performance at La Scala in 1987.

For much of his career he was put forward as a rival with his near-contemporaries, the Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti and fellow Spaniard Jose Carreras. When Carreras was hospitalized for leukemia in the 1980s, Pavarotti and Domingo both visited him, and the three brought to an end whatever rivalry might actually have existed. After Carreras' recovery, the three operatic stars formed an unprecedented partnership founded on their common love of soccer. They united every four years at the World Cup tournament for a monster gala concert called "The Three Tenors." The compact discs and video releases of these events then went on to become immense best sellers.

In later years Domingo appeared in concerts for Mexican earthquake relief and AIDS benefits, and has sung and conducted increasingly in zarzuela presentations, on stage and in recordings. In 1993, he founded the "Operalia" competition for young singers. He also turned to administration, becoming artistic director for the Washington Opera (1996) and the Los Angeles Opera (2000). ~ Joseph Stevenson, All Music Guide.

FAMOUS WORKS
* CREDITS
* Stage Appearances; Operas
* Zarzuela gigantes y cabezudos, Mexico, 1957
* Rigoletto, Mexican National Opera, 1960
* Alfredo, La traviata, Mexican National Opera, Monterrey, 1961
* Edgardo, Lucia di Lammermoor, Fort Worth, TX, 1962
* Don Jose, Carmen, New York City Opera, New York City, 1965
* Pinkerton, Madame Butterfly, New York City Opera, 1965
* Title role, Don Rodrigo, New York City Opera, 1966
* Maurizio, Adriana Lecouvreur, Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, c. 1968
* Tosca, Covent Garden, London, 1969
* Manon Lescaut, Barcelona, Spain, 1969
* Vasco da Gama, L'africaine, San Francisco, CA, 1972
* Title role, Otello, Hamburg, Germany, then Paris, 1975
* My Fair Lady, Mexico, 1986
* Verdi: Il trovatore, Royal Opera, Covent Garden, 1989
* Puccini: Tosca, Los Angeles Music Center, Los Angeles, 1989
* Giordano: Andrea Chenier, with National Philharmonic, 1989
* Verdi: Otello, Metropolitan Opera House, 1990
* Puccini: La boheme, Metropolitan Opera House, 1990
* Puccini: La fanciulla del west, Metropolitan Opera House, 1991
* Wagner: Parsifal, Metropolitan Opera House, 1991, then La Scala, Milan, Italy, 1992
* Bizet: Carmen, Los Angeles Music Center, 1992
* Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann (also known as Tales of Hoffmann), Metropolitan Opera House, 1992-1993
* Giordano: Fedora, La Scala, 1993
* Verdi: Rigoletto, Los Angeles Music Center, 1993
* Wagner: Die Walkure, Vienna State Opera, Vienna, Austria, 1993
* Verdi: La traviata, Metropolitan Opera House, 1993
* Verdi: Stiffelio, Metropolitan Opera House, 1993-1994
* Verdi: Il trovatore, Metropolitan Opera House, 1994
* Wagner: Die Walkure, Metropolitan Opera House, 1994
* Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann, Vienna State Opera, 1994
* Bizet: Carmen, Vienna State Opera, 1994
* Verdi: Otello, Metropolitan Opera House, 1994
* Puccini: Il tabarro, Metropolitan Opera House, 1994
* Mozart: Idomeneo, Metropolitan Opera House, 1994
* Wagner: Lohengrin, Vienna State Opera, 1994
* Bellini: I puritani, Vienna State Opera, 1994
* Penella: El gato montes, Los Angeles, 1994
* Sly, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 2002
* Dick Johnson, The Girl of the Golden West, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles Music Center, Los Angeles, 2002
* Also performed in Don Giovanni, Israel National Opera Company, TelAviv; as Arrigo, Les vepres siciliennes, Paris, then New York City.
* Television Appearances
* Episodic
* Duke, "Rigoletto," Live from the Metropolitan Opera, 1977
* Turiddu/Canio, "Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci," Live from the Metropolitan Opera, 1978
* The Big Show, 1980
* "Verdi: Requiem," Live from Lincoln Center, 1980
* "A Lincoln Center Special: Beverly! Her Farewell Performance," Great Performances, 1981
* "Placido Domingo Celebrates Seville," Great Performances, PBS, 1983
* Paolo, "Francesca da Rimini," Live from the Met, PBS, 1985
* Mario Cavaradossi, "Tosca," Live from the Met, PBS, 1985
* "Gian Carlo Menotti: The Musical Musician," Great Performances, PBS, 1986
* Turiddu, "Cavalleria rusticana," Great Performances, PBS, 1986
* Don Francisco Goya y Lucientes, "Goya" (also known as "Goya with PlacidoDomingo"), Great Performances, PBS, 1986
* "An Evening with Placido Domingo," Live from Lincoln Center (alsoknown as Great Performances), PBS, 1987
* Radames, "Aida: From the Houston Grand Opera," Great Performances,PBS, 1987
* Duke of Mantua, "Rigoletto," Live from the Met, PBS, 1987
* Calaf, "Turandot," The Metropolitan Opera Presents, PBS, 1988
* Vasco DaGama, "L'africaine," Great Performances, PBS, 1989
* Radames, "Aida," The Metropolitan Opera Presents, PBS, 1989
* Alberto Santiago, "Birthday Blues," The Cosby Show, 1989
* "Jose Carreras, Diana Ross, Placido Domingo: Christmas in Vienna," Great Performances, PBS, 1992
* "Placido Domingo: The Concert for Planet Earth," Great Performances, PBS, 1992
* Otello, "The Metropolitan Opera Silver Anniversary," Great Performances, PBS, 1992
* "My World of Opera," A&E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
* Dick Johnson/Ramirrez, "The Girl of the Golden West from the MetropolitanOpera," Great Performances, PBS, 1992
* "Passing the Baton," Great Performances, PBS, 1993
* "Christmas in Vienna," A&E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
* Title role, "Stiffelio," The Metropolitan Opera Presents, PBS, 1993
* Mario Cavaradossi, "Tosca from Rome," Great Performances, PBS, 1993
* Dick Johnson, Hoffmann, and Ernani, "Opera Favorites with Domingo and TeKanawa," A&E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
* Luigi, "Il tabarro," "Il tabarro and Pagliacci," The Metropolitan Opera Presents, PBS, 1994
* "Placido Domingo: A Musical Life," American Masters, PBS, 1995
* The Royal Opera House, PBS, 1997
* Also appeared as himself, Sesame Street, PBS.
* Specials
* Himself, Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna (also known as Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein), 1970
* Gustavus, Un ballo in maschera, 1975
* Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton, Madame Butterfly, 1976 role, Otello, 1976
* The Kennedy Center Honors, 1979
* Don Jose, Carmen, 1979
* Rodolfo, Luisa Miller, 1979
* Title role, Otello, 1979
* Host, Placido Domingo ... Stepping Out with the Ladies, 1980
* Des Grieux, Manon Lescaut, 1980
* Rodolfo, La boheme, 1980
* Hoffmann, The Tales of Hoffmann (also known as Les contes d'Hoffmann), 1981
* Himself, Hommage a Seville, 1981
* Title role, Andrea Chenier, 1981
* Samson, Samson and Delilah, 1981
* Alfredo Germont, La traviata, 1981 and 1983
* The Nativity, syndicated, 1982
* Texaco Star Theatre: Opening Night, NBC, 1982
* Live from Studio 8H: Caruso Remembered, 1982
* In Concert at the Met, 1982
* Placido Domingo! The Tenor, the Teacher, 1982
* Title role, Ernani, 1982
* Dick Johnson, La fanciulla del west, 1982
* Metropolitan Centennial Gala Telecast, 1983
* Aeneas, Les troyens, 1983
* Des Grieux, Manon Lescaut, 1983
* Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Super Birthday Special, NBC, 1984
* Cohost, Burnett "Discovers" Domingo, CBS, 1984
* Title role, Don Carlo, 1984
* Himself, Requiem Mass (also known as Lloyd Weber's Requiem Mass), 1985
* Title role, Andrea Chenier, 1985
* Placido Domingo Sings Zarzuela!, PBS, 1986
* Liberty Weekend, ABC, 1986
* Enzo Grimaldi, La gioconda, 1986
* 16 Days of Glory, The Disney Channel, 1987
* Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas, ABC, 1987
* Solti at 75: A Celebration!, PBS, 1987
* The New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve Gala (also known as Live from Lincoln Center), PBS, 1988
* Sesame Street ... 20 and Still Counting, NBC, 1989
* Paris '89, PBS, 1989
* Title role, Andrea Chenier, Arts and Entertainment, 1989
* Sanson, Sanson y Dalila, 1989
* Riccardo, Un ballo in maschera, 1989
* The Music Center 25th Anniversary (also known as The Los Angeles Music Center's 25th Anniversary Celebration), PBS, 1990
* Title role, Lohengrin, 1990
* Great Moments from the Met, PBS, 1990
* American Tribute to Vaclav Havel and a Celebration of Democracy in Czechoslovakia, PBS, 1990
* Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti, Mehta (also known as Three Tenorsin Concert and The Original Three Tenors in Concert), PBS, 1991
* Carnegie Hall: Live at 100! The Gala Celebration, PBS, 1991
* Otello, Panasonic Presents: 25th Anniversary Gala at the Met, syndicated, 1991
* Dick Johnson, La fanciulla del west, 1991
* Otello, The Metropolitan Opera Silver Anniversary Gala, 1991
* Mario Cavaradossi, Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca (also known as Tosca, nei luoghi e nelle ore di Tosca), 1992
* Title role, Otello, 1992
* My World of Opera, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
* From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 1992, PBS, 1992
* Three Tenors: The Impossible Dream, PBS, 1993
* The Best of Disney Music II: A Legend in Song, CBS, 1993
* Rodolfo Muller, Stiffelio, 1993
* Himself, The Best of Disney Music: A Legacy in Song-Part II, 1993
* (In archive footage) Carol Burnett: The Special Years, 1994
* Tibor Rudas Presents Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti with Mehta: The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 (also known as The 3 Tenors in Concert and Tibor Rudas Presents: The Three Tenors in Concert 1994), PBS, 1994
* Cristina Presents: Latin Lovers of the 90s, syndicated, 1994
* The Three Tenors--Backstage Live!, PBS, 1994
* Himself, Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti with Mehta, 1994
* Himself, The Vision: The Making of the Three Tenors in Concert, 1994
* Hoffman, Dick Johnson, and Ernani, Opera Favorites with Domingo and TeKanawa, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
* Rafael/El Gato Montes, El gato montes from the Los Angeles Music Center Opera (also known as The Wild Cat and El gato montes), 1995
* Gabriele Adorno, Simon Boccanegra, 1995
* Christmas in Vienna '94, 1995
* Placido Domingo at the Roman Amphitheater of Verona, Arts and Entertainment, 1995.Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti with Levine: The Three Tenorsin Concert 1996 (also known as Three Tenors in Concert), PBS, 1996
* James Levine 25th Anniversary Gala, PBS, 1996
* Title role, Otello, PBS, 1996
* Don Alvaro, La forza del destino, PBS, 1996
* San Francisco Opera Gala Celebration, PBS, 1997
* Placido Domingo--The Covent Garden Gold and Silver Gala, PBS, 1997
* Loris Ipanov, Fedora, PBS, 1997
* Don Jose, Carmen, PBS, 1997
* Himself, Merry Christmas from Vienna, 1997
* Tenor, A Gala Christmas in Vienna, 1997
* Tibor Rudas Presents Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti with Levine--The Three Tenors Live in Concert--Paris 1998 (also known as Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti with Levine), PBS, 1998
* Samson, Samson et Dalila, PBS, 1998
* Himself, Enrico Caruso: Voice of the Century, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
* Host, Opera Stamps--Dedications at the Met, PBS, 1998
* Canio, Pagliacci (also known as The Washington Opera Productionof "Pagliacci"), PBS, 1998
* Star Crossed Lovers, PBS, 1999
* Title role, Parsifal: The Search for the Holy Grail, PBS, 1999
* Ghermann, The Queen of Spades, 1999
* Master of ceremonies, The Richard Tucker Opera Gala Hosted by PlacidoDomingo, PBS, 1999
* Requiem, PBS, 2000
* The Three Tenors Christmas, PBS, 2000
* Himself (honoree), The Kennedy Center Honors (also known as TheKennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts), CBS, 2000
* Rodrigue Diaz de Vivar, Le cid (also known as The Washington Opera Presents "El cid"), 2001
* The Three Tenors in the Forbidden City, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
* Awards Presentations
* The Classical Music Awards, Arts and Entertainment, 1988
* The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1991
* The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993
* Presenter, The 36th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1994
* Presenter, The 1994 World Music Awards, ABC, 1994
* Presenter, The 37th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1995
* The 13th Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards, NBC, 1999
* The 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards, CBS, 2000
* Television Work
* Specials
* Conductor, Die Fledermaus, 1984
* Conductor, Solti at 75: A Celebration!, PBS, 1987
* Conductor, From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 1992, PBS, 1992
* Artistic consultant (Los Angeles Music Center Opera), El gato montes from the Los Angeles Music Center Opera, 1995 director (Washington Opera Chorus), The Washington Opera Production of "La rondine," PBS, 1999
* Artist director (Washington Opera), The Washington Opera Presents "Elcid," PBS, 2001
* Film Appearances
* Mario Cavaradossi, Tosca, 1976
* Alfredo Germont, La traviata, Universal, 1982
* Canio, Pagliacci (also known as Der Bajazzo), 1982
* Turiddu, Cavalleria rusticana, 1982
* Don Jose, Bizet's Carmen (also known as Carmen), Triumph, 1984
* Title role, Otello, Cannon, 1986
* Himself, Why Havel?, 1991
* Hoffmann/Ernani, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa: My World of Opera, 1991
* Tenor, Symphony for the Spire (also known as HRH The Prince ofWales' Symphony for the Spire and A Spectacle of Music and Theatre inAid of the Salisbury Cathedral Spire Appeal), 1992
* Dick Johnson, La fanciulla del west, 1992
* Himself, Gold and Silver Gala with Placido Domingo, 1998
* Voice of man in the moon, Moulin Rouge!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
* Film Work
* Conductor, Only You (also known as Just in Time and Him), TriStar, 1994
* Executive producer, The Other Conquest (also known as La otra conquista), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
* RECORDINGS
* Albums
* Romantic Arias, RCA, 1969
* Domingo Conducts Milnes! Milnes Conducts Domingo!, RCA, 1972
* La voce d'oro, RCA, 1973
* Caballe: Romances de Zarzuelas, Decca, 1974
* Aida, Angel, 1974
* Verdi and Puccini Duets, RCA, 1975
* Carmen, London, 1975
* Otello, RCA, 1978
* Placido Domingo and the Vienna Choir Boys, RCA Red Seal, 1980
* Music of My Country (zarzuela arias), 1980
* Beethoven IX: Symphonie d-Moll, op. 25, Deutsche Grammophon, 1981
* Puccini: Le villi, CBS, 1981
* Berlioz: Requiem, Deutsche Grammophon, 1981
* Opera Arias, Angel, 1981
* Opern-Gala, Deutsche Grammophon, 1981
* Perhaps Love, CBS Masterworks, 1981
* Un ballo in maschera, Deutsche Grammophon, 1981
* Viva Domingo, Deutsche Grammophon, 1981
* Puccini: Tosca, Angel, 1981
* Tangos, Pansera/DG, 1981
* Placido Domingo, Zacosa, 1982
* Aida, Deutsche Grammophon, 1982
* Opera Duets, Angel, 1982
* Berlioz: Beatrice et Benedict, Deutsche Grammophon, 1982
* Bravissimo, Domingo!, RCA Red Seal, 1982
* Canciones mexicanas, Discos CBS International, 1982
* My Life for a Song, CBS Records, 1983
* Ernani: Verdi, Angel, 1983
* The Best of Domingo, Popular and Classical, Deutsche Grammophon, 1983
* Besame mucho, CBS Masterworks, 1983
* La rondine: Giacomo Puccini, CBS Records, 1983
* Turandot, Deutsche Grammophon, 1983
* Nabucco, Deutsche Grammophon, 1983
* Verdi: La traviata, Elektra, 1983
* Verdi Arias, Deutsche Grammophon, 1983
* Il trovatore, Deutsche Grammophon, 1984
* Bizet: Carmen, Musical Heritage Society, 1984
* Placido Domingo Sings Great Love Scenes with Renata Scotto, CBS Masterworks, 1984
* Carmen, RCA, 1984
* Romanzas de Zarzuelas, MMG, 1984
* Golden Voices of Zarzuela, MMG, 1984
* Always in My Heart (also known as Great Tenors of Our Time), Angel, 1984, released as Siempre en mi corazon, Discos CBS International, 1984
* Pagliacci: Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Philips, 1984
* Zarzuelas, Discos CBS International, 1985
* Romanzas de Zarzuelas, Forlane, 1985
* Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, Polygram Classics/Philips, 1985
* Fiesta de la Zarzuela, Forlane, 1985
* Zarzuela Arias and Duets, CBS Masterworks, 1985
* Save Your Nights for Me, CBS, 1985
* Placido Domingo Sings Grand Opera, Angel, 1985
* Requiem: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Angel, 1985
* Don Carlo, Deutsche Grammophon, 1985, released by Angel, 1986
* Christmas with Placido Domingo: Trumpets Sound and Angels Sing, Cherry Lane Music Co., 1986
* Un ballo in maschera, Angel, 1986
* La forza del destino, Angel, 1986
* Verdi: Otello, Angel, 1986
* Die Fledermaus, Angel, 1986
* Listen to the Joy, Hallmark Cards, 1986
* Vienna, City of My Dreams, Angel, 1986
* Nights at the Opera, BCS, 1986
* A Love until the End of Time, CBS Records, 1988
* Wagner: Lohengrin, 1988
* Live in Tokyo 1988, 1989
* Verdi: Messa da Requiem, 1989
* Domingo at the Philharmonic, 1989
* Covent Garden Gala Concert, EMI, 1989
* Goya: A Life in Song, Columbia, 1989
* Sonadores de Espana, Discos CBS International, 1989
* The Unknown Puccini, 1990
* Wagner: Tannhauser, 1990
* Puccini: Songs, 1990
* Donizetti: Anna Bolena, 1990
* Songs, 1990
* Mascagni: Iris, 1990
* Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur, 1990
* Schifrin: Song of the Aztecs, 1990
* (With Jose Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti) Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti in Concert, 1990
* Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, 1990
* Belcanto Domingo, 1991
* Mascagni, 1991
* Boito: Mefistofele, 1991
* (With the London Symphony Orchestra) The Broadway I Love, Atlantic, 1991
* Be My Love ... An Album of Love, Angel, 1991
* (With Paloma San Basilio) Por fin juntos, Capitol/EMI Latin, 1991
* Canta para todos, Capitol/EMI Latin, 1991, reissued PolyGram Latino, 1993
* Together, 1992
* Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, 1992
* Arias, Songs, and Tangos, 1992
* Toselli: Serenata; Ponce: Estrellita; Massenet: Elegie; Kalman: Wisstdu es noch? From Die Scardasfurstin; Kreisler: The Old Refrain; and Others, 1992
* Verdi: Aida, 1992
* The Domingo Songbook, 1992
* Puccini: Il tabarro, 1992
* Leoncavallo: I pagliacci, 1992
* Placido Domingo: Mozart Arias, Duets, 1992
* Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten, 1992
* Sleighride! Classic Christmas Favorites, 1992
* Verdi: Luisa Miller, 1993
* Puccini: La fanciulla del west (also known as Placido: The Girlof the Golden West), 1993
* Domingo Sings Caruso, 1993
* Puccini: Tosca, 1993
* Penella: El gato montes, 1993
* Gala lirica, 1993
* From the Official Barcelona Games Ceremony, 1993
* Espana, 1993
* Entre dos mundos, 1993
* Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor, 1993
* Verdi: Otello, 1993
* Verdi: Aida, 1993
* Verdi: I lombardi alla prima crociata, 1993
* Beethoven: Missa solemnis, 1993
* Rossini: El barbiere di Seviglia (also known as Rossini: The Barber of Seville), 1993
* Saint-Saens: Samson et Dalila, 1993
* Puccini: Madama Butterfly, 1993
* (With Pavarotti and Carreras) Domingo, Pavarotti, Carreras in Concertwith Mehta, Mobile Fidelity, 1993
* (With Pavarotti and Carreras) The Three Tenors in Concert, Atlantic, 1994
* Verdi: Il trovatore, 1994
* Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini, 1994
* Verdi: Don Carlo, 1994
* Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, 1994
* Capriccio Italian, 1994
* 1812 Overture, 1994
* None But the Lonely Heart, 1994
* Lensky's Aria, 1994
* Placido Domingo, 1994
* Opera Duets, 1994
* Verdi: Requiem, 1994
* Bizet: Carmen, 1994
* Verdi: I vespri siciliano, 1994
* (With Pavarotti and Carreras) The Three Tenors in Paris 1994, PolyGram, 1994
* De mi alma latina, Angel, 1994
* Granada: The Greatest Hits of Placido Domingo, Deutsche Grammophon, 1994
* Nativo, Musical, 1995
* Vienna Noel, Sony, 1995
* Bajo el cielo espanol, Sony, 1996
* Popular Favorites, Cema Special, 1996
* Man of la mancha, Sony, 1996
* Opera Heroes, Capitol, 1997
* Por amor, Warner Music International, 1998
* (With Pavarotti and Carreras) The Three Tenors: Live 1998, Atlantic, 1998
* Desires, Bci, 1998
* 798, Sony, 1999
* The Greatest Arias, BMG Special, 1999
* Aida: Highlights, Sony Classical, 2000
* Songs of Love, EMI, 2000
* (With Pavarotti and Carreras) Romantic Tenors, Atlantic, 2002
* Videos
* Caruso Remembered, NBC Enterprises, 1982
* The Tales of Hoffmann, Pioneer Artists, 1982
* Requiem, Kultur, 1986
* Puccini: Turandot, 1990
* Great Arias with Placido Domingo and Friends, 1991
* Hommage a Sevilla, 1992
* Verdi: Aida, 1992
* Three Tenors: Encore, 1992
* Placido Domingo: Grandissimi, 1993
* Symphony for the Spire, 1993
* Verdi: Otello, 1994
* Puccini: Tosca, 1994
* Wagner: Lohengrin, 1994
* WRITINGS
* Book
* My First Forty Years (autobiography), Knopf, 1983
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books

* Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Volume 1, Gale Group, 2002
* Contemporary Musicians, Volume 20, Gale, 1997
* Dictionary of Hispanic Biography, Gale Research, 1996
* Encyclopedia of World Biography, Gale Research, 1998
* Snowman, Daniel, The World of Placido Domingo, McGraw, 1985
* Stefoff, Rebecca, Placido Domingo, Chelsea House, 1992

Periodicals

* Americas, English edition, September/October, 1997, p. 22
* Billboard, August 22, 1998, p. 37
* Opera News, September, 1998, p. 24; December, 1998, p. 86