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Spain Invites Plácido Domingo to Return for Performances

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Two major Spanish cities are inviting Plácido Domingo to return to their stages. First, Domingo is scheduled to sing in Madrid on June 9 at the Auditorio Nacional de Madrid; the performance will be a benefit gala organized by the Fundación Excelentia for the Red Cross. Performing alongside Domingo in the gala will be María José Siri, Jorge de León, {…}

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Bolshoi Theatre to Celebrate Plácido Domingo’s Career

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The Bolshoi Theatre is set to present “Plácido Domingo: Life in Opera.” The concert, which will celebrate the legendary singer, features a roster of operatic superstars including Anna Netrebko, Pretty Yende, Christina Nilsson, Emily D’Angelo, Piotr Beczala, Yusif Eyvazov, Ildar Abdrazakov, Michael Volle, and Xabier Anduaga. The Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra will accompany the soloists, led by conductor Tugan Sokhiev. Domingo {…}

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Placido Domingo to Receive CC Forum Award

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Placido Domingo will receive a prestigious award at the CC Forum “Investment in Sustainable Development” in Monaco. The aim of CC Forum is to get together leading institutional and private investors, policymakers, thought leaders, and innovative startups united in their zeal to change the current economic paradigm and effectively make the world a better place. It is the only global {…}

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Plácido Domingo, Giuseppina Bridelli & Davinia Rodriguez Lead Fondazione Teatri Piacenza’s Fall Season

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The Fondazione Teatri Piacenza has announced its 2020 fall season. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on the vocal and operatic performances. The season opens with Handel’s “Aci, Galatea e Polifemo” with Raffaele Pe, Giuseppina Bridelli, and Andrea Mastroni. La lira di Orfeo accompanies with Gian Maria Aliverta directing the production. Performance Date: Oct. 31, 2020 {…}

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Plácido Domingo To Retire from Vienna Stage in January 2021

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Plácido Domingo will sing his final performances at the Wiener Staatsoper in January. In an interview with the company’s new General Director Bogdan Roscic, the director said that Domingo’s upcoming performances of “Nabucco” will mark his final performances with the company. The director noted, “For him, it was a great wish to say goodbye to the public in Vienna on {…}

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Plácido Domingo Speaks With AP News About Abuse of Power Claims

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As of this publishing the AP News has not released the entire interview or video. Therefore we are only quoting based on the small sample that the AP released of the discussion. In anticipation of his return to the stage in Naples, Italy, Plácido Domingo spoke to the AP News, the newspaper that released accusations of sexual harassment story against {…}

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Plácido Domingo Records Theme Song to Virtuosos V4+.

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(Credit: Steirer Máté) Plácido Domingo  has recorded the theme song for the Virtuosos V4+. Domingo conducted the Orchestra of the Hungarian State Opera in a new theme composed by his son Plácido Domingo Jr. During the session, the 1st movement of Grieg’s Concerto in A minor was also recorded with soloist Soma Balázs-Piri, the talent show’s winner from 2018. The {…}

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Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle, Anna Netrebko, Rosalind Elias, Plácido Domingo Headline Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams Week 23

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For the 23rd straight week, the Metropolitan Opera will be presenting nightly streams. This week’s selections featuring more major works from the standard repertory with a couple of rare treats mixed in. Major opera stars like Anna Netrebko, Aprile Millo, Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Luciano Pavarotti, and Kathleen Battle will be among the major headliners. Monday, August 17 – Puccini’s {…}