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Plácido Domingo

1941 - Today

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José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English and Russian in the most prestigious opera houses in the world. Although primarily a lirico-spinto tenor for most of his career, especially popular for his Cavaradossi, Hoffmann, Don José and Canio, he quickly moved into more dramatic roles, becoming the most acclaimed Otello of his generation. In the early 2010s, he transitioned from the tenor repertory into exclusively baritone parts, including Simon Boccanegra. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Plácido Domingo is the 14th most popular singer (up from 40th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 72nd in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Singer.

Plácido Domingo is most famous for being a Spanish tenor and conductor. He has sung in many operas and is the general director of the Los Angeles Opera.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Plácido Domingo ranks 14 out of 4,381Before him are Luciano Pavarotti, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Tom Jones, Charles Aznavour, Marvin Gaye, and Jim Morrison. After him are Frank Sinatra, Julio Iglesias, David Bowie, Adriano Celentano, Dalida, and Umm Kulthum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Plácido Domingo ranks 7Before him are Kim Jong-il, Joan Baez, Hayao Miyazaki, Bob Dylan, Slobodan Milošević, and Alex Ferguson. After him are Sergio Mattarella, Bernardo Bertolucci, Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr., Cesária Évora, Riccardo Muti, and Lee Myung-bak.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Plácido Domingo ranks 32 out of 3,355Before him are Maimonides (1138), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Federico García Lorca (1898), Ibn Arabi (1165), Teresa of Ávila (1515), and Philip IV of Spain (1605). After him are Julio Iglesias (1943), Philip III of Spain (1578), Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886), Charles II of Spain (1661), Saint Dominic (1170), and Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100).

Among SINGERS In Spain

Among singers born in Spain, Plácido Domingo ranks 1After him are Julio Iglesias (1943), Montserrat Caballé (1933), José Carreras (1946), Enrique Iglesias (1975), Teresa Berganza (1933), Victoria de los Ángeles (1923), Lola Flores (1923), Isabella Colbran (1785), Elvira de Hidalgo (1891), Adelina Patti (1843), and Raphael (1943).