Over the following four years, Domingo gains early experiences in numerous aspects of music and theatre
Over the following four years, Domingo:
• accompanied his mother in vocal recitals,
• sang high baritone roles in his parents’ zarzuela company,
• studied voice (especially interpretation) with the well-known baritone Carlo Morelli,
• sang a minor part (and assisted in coaching and conducting) in 185 performances of the first Mexican production of My Fair Lady,
• accompanied a young singer in her nightclub performances,
• alternated in the roles of Camillo and Danilo in over 170 performances of The Merry Widow,
• sang in The Redhead, another musical,
• played the piano for a touring ballet company,
• had his own music program on Mexico’s first cultural television station, Channel 11,
• took acting lessons,
• acted in and selected music for televised plays by Pirandello, Benavente, García Lorca, and Chekhov,
• trained a chorus for a special zarzuela season, and
• made Spanish-language arrangements of American pop songs and sometimes even sang in them.
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In concert in Aguascalientes, Mexico
On April 25th, after enchanting audiences in a highly acclaimed Zarzuela Gala in Uruguay, Plácido Domingo travels to México to perform in concert at Foro de las Estrellas in Aguascalientes, as part of the 2024 Feria Nacional de San Marcos.
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Zarzuela Gala in Uruguay: “The Bullring surrendered at the feet of Plácido Domingo”
On April 20, Plácido Domingo returned to Uruguay after 28 years for a sold-out, highly acclaimed Zarzuela Gala at the Plaza de Toros Real de San Carlos in Colonia del Sacramento.
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Zarzuela Gala in Uruguay
On April 20, following his glorious Nabucco in Paris, Plácido Domingo returns to Uruguay after 28 years, to star in a Zarzuela Gala at the Plaza de Toros Real de San Carlos in Colonia del Sacramento.
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Nabucco in Paris: “The Domingo myth merged with the King of Babylon and triggered inevitable bravos”
Plácido Domingo enchanted the audience on his return to Paris in a sold out, one night performance of Nabucco at the Salle Gaveau on April 4th.
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Nabucco in Paris
Plácido Domingo returns to France on April 4 to star in the title role of Nabucco, in a concert performance at Paris’ Salle Gaveau.
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Domingo reaffirms his continued support for Zarzuela
Plácido Domingo, Honorary Ambassador of the World Heritage of Spain, reaffirmed his fervent support for the long-awaited declaration of Zarzuela as Intangible Heritage of Humanity, as well as his intention to create an Academy and Theater in Madrid dedicated exclusively to Zarzuela.