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Domingo to Sing in Woody Allen’s Production of Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi”

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Placido Domingo is headed into the Wood(ys)…

The 74-year-od Spanish tenor, conductor and arts administrator will take on his 146th role when he sings the title character of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi in a Woody Allen production on September 12, the opening night of the Los Angeles Opera 2015-16 season.

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Allen will return to direct his staging, which premiered in 2008, according to the company. Domingo will conduct the second half of the double bill, a revival of Franco Zeffirelli‘s 1996 production of Leoncavallo‘s Pagliacci featuring Marco Berti as Canio.

Domingo, the L.A. Opera’s general director, has shifted from tenor to baritone parts in recent years. He’s scheduled for his 144th role, the title character in Verdi‘s Macbeth, at Berlin’s Staatsoper starting February 7 and for his role debut as Don Carlo in Verdi’s Ernani at New York’s Metropolitan Opera beginning March 20.

The LA Opera’s 30th anniversary season also includes Jay Hunter Morris in the Los Angeles premiere of Jake Heggie’s Moby-Dick (Oct. 31), Angela Meade in Bellini’s Norma (Nov. 21), Mozart‘s Die Zauberfloete (Feb. 13, 2016), Ana María Martínez in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly (March 12) and Nino Machaidze in Puccini’s La Boheme (May 14).

The Los Angeles Opera Extends Domingo’s Contract as General Director

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Call it a case of ‘tenor tenure’ for Placido Domingo…

The 73-year-old Spanish tenor and conductor’s contract as general director of the Los Angeles Opera has been extended through the 2018-19 season.

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Domingo became an artistic consultant to the company in 1984 and was artistic director from 2001-03 before accepting his current role as general director. His previous contract was announced in September 2010 as a deal running through 2013 that would renew automatically by mutual consent.

Domingo, who will be the closing at this year’s iTunes Festival in London, sings the baritone part of Giorgio Germont in Verdi‘s La Traviata this month, his 26th role with the company.

The L.A. Opera’s board of directors announced the extension Friday, when it also extended the deal of chief executive officer Christopher Koelsch through June 2018 and promoted John Nuckols to executive vice president with a contract through June 2018.

Music director James Conlon’s deal previously was extended through June 2018.

Domingo to Perform at This Year’s iTunes Festival in London

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Placido Domingo is officially the closer…

The 73-year-old Spanish tenor and conductor has been announced as the closing act at this year’s iTunes Festival in London.

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Domingo, known for his versatile and strong voice, will perform September 30 at the Roundhouse – the last performance of a month-long, starry line-up, festival organizers announced.

Deadmau5 kicks off the concerts on Monday night, followed by headline sets from pop names like Pharrell Williams, Calvin Harris, The Script and Ed Sheeran.

Kylie Minogue, Kasabian, Mary J. Blige, Blondie, Maroon 5 and Robert Plant are also playing the festival.

The organizers quoted Domingo as saying he was thrilled to appear and for “the recognition that this brings to the unique and magnificent world of opera and of classical music.”

One of The Three Tenors, he has sung 144 different roles as of the end of 2013. Domingo has more recently taken on conducting opera and concert performances, and is the general director of the Los Angeles Opera in California.

Tickets are for competition winners, but gigs can be streamed live in more than 100 countries or watched on-demand.

Domingo to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music

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Starting next month, you’ll be able to call Plácido Domingo a doctor.

The 73-year-old Spanish tenor and conductor/musical director will receive an honorary doctorate degree from Berklee College of Music at its international campus in Valencia, Spain.

Placido Domingo

The ceremony will take place on April 4 in the presence of Berklee College chancellor Larry Simpson and with the participation of the univeristy’s students and professors.

Domingo, hailed as the “king of opera,” alternates performances in opera houses around the world with his duties as the general director of the Los Angeles Opera. At the end of 2013, he had sung some 144 different roles.

Domingo is known not only as one of the most talented and influential tenors in the history of opera, but also as a respected musical director.

Nearly sixty years after beginning his illustrious career in 1957, his energy and strong, dramatic voice remain intact.

Recipient of the 1991 Prince of Asturias Prize in the Arts, Domingo is Commander of the French Legion d’Honneur and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.