Placido Domingo is a classical music singer known world wide, who is recognized for being one of the greatest personalities in the opera world. He is the current director of two major companies: The Washington National Opera, and the LA Opera; and also enjoys a role of conductor.
Domingo was born in Spain, but after a tour through Mexico, his family decided to stay there and start their own business; which later own was able to paid for his performances. While getting small performances in different places of Mexico, he started to study piano and also give voice lessons in order to master his technique and skills.
His first debut as a tenor was in 1959 in Mexico City, and he played the big role of a character named Alfredo from a classical piece La Traviatta. That same year, he sang in the United States, and from there on, he became a member of Hebrew National Opera in Telaviv from 1962 to 1964. After his short life in the Hebrew National Opera Group, the jumped to the Metropolitan Opera, and stared singing all over the world. Recently, he celebrated his 40th anniversary from his first debut. Some of the places he has performed include the Escala in Italy, and Verona.
As a singer, has performed in more than 134 opera roles. Domingo has 100 recordings of himself singing, and as a conductor, he has participated in over 450 operas. In 1993 he introduced the international voice competition: Operalia.
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