Plácido Domingo
21 January 1941 – present
Plácido Domingo is a Spanish opera singer and conductor who has performed more than 150 stage roles, first as a tenor and later in baritone parts. Raised in Mexico, he built an international career from the 1960s and served as general director of the Washington National Opera and Los Angeles Opera. In 2019 he left both the Metropolitan Opera and Los Angeles Opera after allegations of sexual harassment were reported.
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Life events
His parents were performers of zarzuela, the Spanish operetta form.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis parents established a zarzuela company there and he later studied at the National Conservatory of Music.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe appeared as Alfredo in La traviata in Monterrey, Mexico.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgA soprano he met as a student, she gave up her own career; the couple had two sons.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe sang some 280 performances over three seasons, building his repertoire.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe stepped in at short notice as Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe annual competition supports the careers of young opera singers.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe led the company for fifteen years.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe had been associated with the company since its founding season.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgNews reports carried accusations of sexual harassment by multiple women; he withdrew from the Met and resigned from Los Angeles Opera, and a union investigation later reported findings of inappropriate conduct, which he disputed.
Source: en.wikipedia.org