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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Plácido Domingo has received more than 3,005,530 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia. Plácido Domingo is the 37th most popular singer (down from 20th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 3rd 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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  • 70.66

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  • 68

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  • 7.65

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  • 4.02

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Plácido Domingo ranks 37 out of 3,528Before him are Whitney Houston, Barry White, Nana Mouskouri, James Brown, Jacques Brel, and Patti Smith. After him are Nico, Amanda Lear, Andrea Bocelli, Ozzy Osbourne, Joe Dassin, and Mireille Mathieu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Plácido Domingo ranks 14Before him are Sergio Mattarella, Charlie Watts, Richard Dawkins, Cesária Évora, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and Martha Argerich. After him are Bruno Ganz, Fethullah Gülen, Lee Myung-bak, Nick Nolte, Laura Antonelli, and Tadao Ando.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Plácido Domingo ranks 63 out of 2,932Before him are Michael Servetus (1509), Abd al-Rahman III (889), Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600), Jusepe de Ribera (1591), Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), and Isabella II of Spain (1830). After him are Alfonso X of Castile (1221), Florentino Pérez (1947), Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784), Amancio Ortega (1936), Santiago Bernabéu Yeste (1895), and Louis I of Spain (1707).

Among SINGERS In Spain

Among singers born in Spain, Plácido Domingo ranks 3Before him are Julio Iglesias (1943) and Montserrat Caballé (1933). After him are José Carreras (1946), Enrique Iglesias (1975), Lola Flores (1923), Teresa Berganza (1933), Victoria de los Ángeles (1923), Alfredo Kraus (1927), Manuel García (1775), Camarón de la Isla (1950), and Isabella Colbran (1785).

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