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Placido Domingo accepts $1M Swedish music prize

Spanish tenor Placido Domingo on Tuesday received the first ever $1 million dollar Birgit Nilsson award at a formal award ceremony in Stockholm.

Placido Domingo offers free concert in Venezuela

Spanish tenor Placido Domingo thrilled several hundred Venezuelans on Tuesday by showcasing his soaring voice during a free concert and heaping praise on the founder of the South American country's famed youth orchestras.

Kennedy hearse reaches Arlington National Cemetery

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy went toward his final rest alongside brothers John and Robert Saturday evening, celebrated for "the dream he kept alive" for four decades after they perished.

Met Opera celebrates 125 years with lavish gala

Fabled past met future promise at a Metropolitan Opera gala like no other — a triple celebration that honored the company's 125-year history, previewed its current stars in upcoming roles, and found time to pay tribute to Placido Domingo's 40 years at the house.

Placido Domingo wins $1M Nilsson Prize for opera

The late Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson left a rich secret when she died in 2005 — her choice for the first winner of her $1 million dollar music prize, tenor Placido Domingo.

Domingo ready to reprise Met role from his youth

After 41 years, Placido Domingo had to prove himself again.

CD of songs based on late pope's poems on sale

A new album of songs based on poems by the late Pope John Paul II and performed by Placido Domingo goes on sale in Italy.

Placido Domingo sings at Mexico pyramid

Tenor Placido Domingo's choice of a classical program peppered with local music and help from Mexican pianist and crooner Armando Manzanero appeared to smooth the controversy surrounding his Saturday concert at the Mayan pyramids of Chichen Itza.

Mexicans boo Mayan pyramids concert by Great Tenor

Placido Domingo's concert at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza on Saturday night is being billed as "the world's greatest tenor at one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World," a claim few lovers of opera or history would dispute.

The Three Tenors return — in drag for Domingo

Placido Domingo and Woody Allen didn't exactly sing a duet on the stage of the Met.

Met to offer online service for opera lovers

Legendary performances at the Metropolitan Opera of "La Boheme" with Luciano Pavarotti and "Otello" with Placido Domingo will soon be available over the Internet for the first time.

Domingo returns to role of 1968 Met Opera debut

Forty seasons after making his unscheduled Metropolitan Opera debut as Maurizio in Cilea's "Adriana Lecouvreur," Placido Domingo is returning to the role.

Tenor Joseph Kaiser in Met Debut

At 66, Placido Domingo says he's too old to sing the part of a love-struck teenage Romeo. But he's better suited than anyone for the role of coach and mentor to a young tenor who's considered a budding opera star.

Domingo Lends Voice to Hearing Impaired

Placido Domingo's latest project is music to the ears of the hearing-impaired. The tenor, paired with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, is speaking for a global effort called "Hear the World" to raise awareness about hearing loss and to offer the latest technology to those in need — especially in developing countries.

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