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Plácido Domingo to Receive Giovanni Verga Award

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Plácido Domingo is set to receive the Giovanni Verga award in 2022. The singer will receive the prize as a career tribute, which will also coincide with the 40th anniversary of Franco Zeffirelli’s “Cavalleria rusticana;” Domingo had starred in that production. The 2022 prize will also coincide with Verga’s 100th year since his death in 1922. The tenor was well {…}

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Plácido Domingo Withdraws from Bolshoi’s ‘La Traviata’

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(Credit: Bolshoi Theatre official website) Plácido Domingo withdrew from a performance of Verdi’s “La Traviata” at the Bolshoi Theatre on Nov. 25. The reason for the last minute cancellation was Domingo’s indisposition. As a result, Polish baritone Stanislav Kuflyuk took over the role of Giorgio Germont. Kuflyuk joined a cast that included Arturo Chacón-Cruz as Alfredo Germont, and Nadezhda Pavlova {…}

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Plácido Domingo Replaced Midway Through Final Performance of ‘Nabucco’ at Wiener Staatsoper

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(Credit: © Fiorenzo Niccoli) Plácido Domingo was replaced after intermission of the final performance of Verdi’s “Nabucco” at the Wiener Staatsoper on Nov. 12, 2021. An announcement was made before the performance that Domingo was suffering of a sore throat and that he asked for an audience understanding. However, after a break, the General Director of the Wiener Staatsoper Bogdan {…}

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Ermonela Jaho & Plácido Domingo Headline Albania’s National Theatre of Opera and Ballet Reopening

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(Credit: Fadil Berisha) On Sept. 15, Albania’s National Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Tirana will be inaugurated with a gala concert after five years of reconstruction.  The gala will feature Plácido Domingo alongside Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho. Martin Andre will conduct the concert. The concert will see Prime Minister Edi Rama attend the evening which is set to begin {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva & Plácido Domingo’s Bulgaria Concert to be Livestreamed

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Sonya Yoncheva and Plácido Domingo’s Bulgaria concert will be livestreamed via SY11 Events. The concert, which is set to be performed on August 31 will be held at the Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia and will feature the two artists in a celebration for the end of summer. The concert will see the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nayden Todorov. Yoncheva {…}

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Leo Nucci & Plácido Domingo to be Honored with Bellini d’Oro

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Leo Nucci and Plácido Domingo will be honored with the Bellini d’Oro awards. The award will be given by the Società Catanese Amici della Musica in Taormina, Italy following a performance of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” at the Teatro Greco Antico. The two famed singers are currently collaborating on the work with Nucci singing the title role and Domingo conducting. In a {…}

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Extremadura Orchestra Foundation Censors Plácido Domingo Performance at Stone & Music Festival

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(Credit: Pedro Walter) The Governing Council of the Junta de Extremadura has decided to censor Plácido Domingo’s performance at the sixth edition of the Stone & Music Festival de Mérida, Spain and has decided that the Extremadura Orchestra Foundation will not perform with the famed singer. The decision was made when it was announced on Friday, July 16, that Domingo {…}