Repertoire of Plácido Domingo
Perhaps the most versatile of all living tenors, Domingo has sung 128 opera roles and as many as 140 roles (overall) in Italian, French, German, English, Spanish and Russian.[1] His main repertoire however is Italian (Otello, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Don Carlo, Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut, Dick Johnson in La fanciulla del West, Radames in Aida), French (Faust, Werther, Don José in Carmen, Samson in Samson et Dalila), and German (Lohengrin, Parsifal, and Siegmund in Die Walküre).
He continues to add more operas to his repertoire, some of latest of which include the title role (baritone) in Verdi's Rigoletto in August 2010 at Reignwood Theatre and Neruda in Catán's Il Postino in September 2010 at the Los Angeles Opera. On New Year's Eve 2011, he created the role of the god Neptune in the original baroque pastiche The Enchanted Island at the MET, his 138th role. In March 2012, he sang for the first time the baritone role of the Cenobite monk Athanaël in Massenet's Thaïs, his 139th role, and he added the 140th by singing another baritone role, that of Francisco Foscari, in Verdi's I due Foscari on 15 September 2012.
Role debuts
| Year | # | Title | Composer | Role | Debut date | Opera house / Studio recording |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1 | Rigoletto | Verdi | Borsa | 23 September 1959 | Palacio de Bellas Artes | Mexico City |
| 2 | Dialogues of the Carmelites | Poulenc | Chaplain | 21 October 1959 | Palacio de Bellas Artes | Mexico City | |
| 1960 | 3 | The Merry Widow | Lehár | Danilo, Camille |
1960 | Palacio de Bellas Artes | Mexico City |
| 4 | Turandot | Puccini | Altoum | 11 September 1960 | Teatro de la Ciudad | Monterrey | |
| 5 | Turandot | Puccini | Pang | 1 October 1960 | Teatro de la Ciudad | Monterrey | |
| 6 | Lucia di Lammermoor | Donizetti | Normanno | 5 October 1960 | Teatro de la Ciudad | Monterrey | |
| 7 | La traviata | Verdi | Gastone | 8 October 1960 | Teatro de la Ciudad | Monterrey | |
| 8 | Carmen | Bizet | Remendado | 15 October 1960 | Teatro de la Ciudad | Monterrey | |
| 9 | Otello | Verdi | Cassio | 17 October 1960 | Teatro de la Ciudad | Monterrey | |
| 1961 | 10 | La traviata | Verdi | Alfredo | 19 May 1961 | Teatro de la Ciudad | Monterrey |
| 11 | El Ultimo sueno | Vázquez[2] | Enrique | 28 May 1961 | Palacio de Bellas Artes | Mexico City | |
| 12 | Amelia goes to the ball | Menotti | Lover | 28 June 1961 | Palacio de Bellas Artes | Mexico City | |
| 13 | Fedora | Giordano | Désire, Baron Rouvel |
2 July 1961 | Palacio de Bellas Artes | Mexico City | |
| 14 | Boris Godunov | Mussorgsky | Simpleton, Shuisky |
8 August 1961 | Palacio de Bellas Artes | Mexico City | |
| 15 | Andrea Chénier | Giordano | Abbé, Incredibile |
15 August 1961 | Palacio de Bellas Artes | Mexico City | |
| 16 | Tosca | Puccini | Spoletta | 21 August 1961 | Palacio de Bellas Artes | Mexico City | |
| 17 | Madama Butterfly | Puccini | Goro | 15 September 1961 | Palacio de Bellas Artes | Mexico City | |
| 18 | Tosca | Puccini | Cavaradossi | 30 September 1961 | Palacio de Bellas Artes | Mexico City | |
| 1962 | 19 | La bohème | Puccini | Rodolfo | 4 March 1962 | Palacio de Bellas Artes | Mexico City |
| 20 | Così fan tutte | Mozart | Ferrando | 10 May 1962 | Palacio de Bellas Artes | Mexico City | |
| 21 | Adriana Lecouvreur | Cilea | Maurizio | 17 May 1962 | Palacio de Bellas Artes | Mexico City | |
| 22 | Trittico Francescano | Refice | 1 October 1962 | Teatro Degollado | Guadalajara | ||
| 23 | Madama Butterfly | Puccini | Pinkerton | 7 October 1962 | Teatro Isauro Martínez | Torreón | |
| 24 | Lucia di Lammermoor | Donizetti | Edgardo | 26 November 1962 | Fort Worth Opera | Fort Worth | |
| 1963 | 25 | Carmen | Bizet | Don José | 25 June 1963 | Israeli Opera House | Tel Aviv |
| 26 | Don Giovanni | Mozart | Don Ottavio | 21 September 1963 | Israeli Opera House | Tel Aviv | |
| 27 | Faust | Gounod | Faust | 3 December 1963 | Israeli Opera House | Tel Aviv | |
| 1964 | 28 | Les pêcheurs de perles | Bizet | Nadir | 21 January 1964 | Israeli Opera House | Tel Aviv |
| 29 | Eugene Onegin | Tchaikovsky | Lenski | 5 September 1964 | Israeli Opera House | Tel Aviv | |
| 1965 | 30 | Cavalleria rusticana | Mascagni | Turiddu | 21 January 1965 | Israeli Opera House | Tel Aviv |
| 31 | Samson and Delilah | Saint-Saëns | Samson | 30 July 1965 | Chautauqua Opera | Chautauqua | |
| 32 | Les contes d'Hoffmann | Offenbach | Hoffmann | 7 September 1965 | Palacio de Bellas Artes | Mexico City | |
| 1966 | 33 | Carlota, Severino, La Mulata de Córdoba |
Sandi, Moreno, Moncayo |
Maximiliano, Tenor role, Anselmo |
1 January 1966 | Gran Teatre del Liceu | Barcelona |
| 34 | Don Rodrigo | Ginastera | Don Rodrigo | 22 February 1966 | New York City Opera | New York | |
| 35 | Andrea Chénier | Giordano | Andrea Chénier | 3 March 1966 | New Orleans Opera | New Orleans | |
| 36 | Hippolyte et Aricie | Rameau | Hippolyte | 6 April 1966 | Opera Company of Boston | Boston | |
| 37 | Pagliacci | Leoncavallo | Canio | 9 August 1966 | Metropolitan Opera | New York | |
| 38 | The Barber of Seville | Rossini | Almaviva | 16 September 1966 | Teatro Degollado | Guadalajara | |
| 39 | Anna Bolena | Donizetti | Lord Percy | 15 November 1966 | Metropolitan Opera | New York | |
| 1967 | 40 | Il tabarro | Puccini | Luigi | 8 March 1967 | Metropolitan Opera | New York |
| 41 | Aida | Verdi | Radames | 11 May 1967 | Hamburg State Opera | Hamburg | |
| 42 | Don Carlo | Verdi | Don Carlo | 19 May 1967 | Vienna State Opera | Vienna | |
| 43 | Un ballo in maschera | Verdi | Riccardo | 31 May 1967 | Deutsche Oper Berlin | Berlin | |
| 1968 | 44 | Lohengrin | Wagner | Lohengrin | 14 January 1968 | Hamburg State Opera | Hamburg |
| 45 | Manon Lescaut | Puccini | Des Grieux | 15 February 1968 | Connecticut Opera | Hartford | |
| 46 | Il trovatore | Verdi | Manrico | 14 March 1968 | New Orleans Opera | New Orleans | |
| 1969 | 47 | Rigoletto | Verdi | Il Duca | 2 January 1969 | Hamburg State Opera | Hamburg |
| 48 | La forza del destino | Verdi | Don Alvaro | 18 January 1969 | Hamburg State Opera | Hamburg | |
| 49 | Manon | Massenet | Des Grieux | 20 February 1969 | Metropolitan Opera | New York | |
| 50 | Turandot | Puccini | Calaf | 16 July 1969 | Verona Arena | Verona | |
| 51 | Ernani | Verdi | Ernani | 7 December 1969 | Teatro alla Scala | Milan | |
| 1970 | 52 | Oberon | Weber | Hüon | March, 1970 | Bayerischer Rundfunk studio | Studio |
| 53 | La Gioconda | Ponchielli | Enzo | 14 May 1970 | Teatro Real | Madrid | |
| 54 | Roberto Devereux | Donizetti | Devereux | 15 October 1970 | New York City Opera | New York | |
| 1971 | 55 | Der Rosenkavalier | R. Strauss | Italian singer | March, 1971 | Studio | |
| 56 | I Lombardi alla prima crociata | Verdi | Oronte | July, 1971 | Royal Philharmonic, London |
Studio | |
| 57 | Luisa Miller | Verdi | Rodolfo | 4 November 1971 | Metropolitan Opera | New York | |
| 1972 | 58 | Giovanna d'Arco | Verdi | Carlo VII | August, 1972 | Studio | |
| 59 | Los Claveles | Serrano | Fernando | 1972 | Studio | ||
| 60 | La dolorosa | Serrano | Rafael | 1972 | Studio | ||
| 1973 | 61 | Francesca da Rimini | Zandonai | Paolo | 22 March 1973 | Metropolitan Opera | New York |
| 62 | L'Africaine | Meyerbeer | Vasco da Gama | 3 November 1973 | War Memorial Opera House | San Francisco | |
| 1974 | 63 | I Vespri Siciliani | Verdi | Arrigo | 9 April 1974 | Palais Garnier | Paris |
| 64 | Mefistofele | Boito | Faust | July, 1974 | Studio | ||
| 65 | Roméo et Juliette | Gounod | Roméo | 28 September 1974 | Metropolitan Opera | New York | |
| 66 | La fanciulla del West | Puccini | Dick Johnson | 26 November 1974 | Teatro Regio di Torino | Turin | |
| 1975 | 67 | La Navarraise | Massenet | Araquil | 1975 | Studio | |
| 68 | Otello | Verdi | Otello | 28 September 1975 | Hamburg State Opera | Hamburg | |
| 1976 | 69 | Gianni Schicchi | Puccini | Rinuccio | 1976 | Studio | |
| 70 | Louise | Charpentier | Julien | 1976 | Studio | ||
| 71 | Macbeth | Verdi | Macduff | 1976 | Studio | ||
| 72 | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | Wagner | Walther von Stolzing | March, 1976 | Studio | ||
| 73 | Le Cid | Massenet | Don Rodrigue | 8 March 1976 | Opera Orchestra of New York | Carnegie Hall, New York | |
| 74 | L'amore dei tre re | Montemezzi | Avito | July, 1976 | Studio | ||
| 1977 | 75 | L'elisir d'amore | Donizetti | Nemorino | 1977 | Studio | |
| 76 | Fedora | Giordano | Loris | 15 February 1977 | Gran Teatre del Liceu | Barcelona | |
| 77 | Werther | Massenet | Werther | 18 December 1977 | Bavarian State Opera | Munich | |
| 1978 | 78 | La damnation de Faust | Berlioz | Faust | January, 1978 | Studio | |
| 1979 | 79 | Le Villi | Puccini | Roberto | June, 1979 | Studio | |
| 80 | Requiem | Berlioz | Tenor part | June, 1979 | Studio | ||
| 81 | Béatrice et Bénédict | Berlioz | Bénédict | July, 1979 | Studio | ||
| 82 | Il Giuramento | Mercadante | Viscardo | 9 September 1979 | Vienna State Opera | Vienna | |
| 1980 | 83 | El Poeta | Torroba | José de Espronceda | 19 June 1980 | Teatro Real | Madrid |
| 1981 | 84 | Norma | Bellini | Pollione | 21 September 1981 | Metropolitan Opera | New York |
| 1982 | 85 | La rondine | Puccini | Ruggero | 1982 | Studio | |
| 86 | Nabucco | Verdi | Ismaele | May, 1982 | Studio | ||
| 87 | Les Troyens | Berlioz | Enée | 26 September 1983 | Metropolitan Opera | New York | |
| 1986 | 88 | Die Fledermaus | J. Strauss | Alfred | April, 1986 | Studio | |
| 89 | Goya | Menotti | Goya | 15 November 1986 | Washington National Opera | Washington | |
| 1988 | 90 | Iris | Mascagni | Osaka | 1988 | Studio | |
| 91 | Tannhäuser | Wagner | Tannhäuser | April, 1988 | Studio | ||
| 1989 | 92 | Die Frau ohne Schatten | R. Strauss | Der Kaiser | March, 1989 | Studio | |
| 1990 | 93 | Man of La Mancha | Leigh | Don Quixote | June, 1990 | Studio | |
| 1991 | 94 | The Flying Dutchman | Wagner | Erik | February, 1991 | Studio | |
| 95 | Parsifal | Wagner | Parsifal | 14 March 1991 | Metropolitan Opera | New York | |
| 1992 | 96 | The Barber of Seville | Rossini | Figaro | February, 1992 | Studio | |
| 97 | El gato montés | Penella | Rafaele Ruiz | 7 August 1992 | Teatro de la Maestranza | Seville | |
| 98 | Die Walküre | Wagner | Siegmund | 19 December 1992 | Vienna State Opera | Vienna | |
| 1993 | 99 | Stiffelio | Verdi | Stiffelio | 21 October 1993 | Metropolitan Opera | New York |
| 1994 | 100 | Doña Francisquita | Vives | Fernando | February, 1994 | Studio | |
| 101 | La verbena de la Paloma | Bretón | Julian | April, 1994 | Studio | ||
| 102 | Il Guarany | Gomes | Pery | 5 June 1994 | Bonn Opera House | Bonn | |
| 103 | Idomeneo | Mozart | Idomeneo | 1 November 1994 | Metropolitan Opera | New York | |
| 104 | Hérodiade | Massenet | Jean | 8 November 1994 | War Memorial Opera House | San Francisco | |
| 1995 | 105 | Luisa Fernanda | Torroba | Javier | 1995 | Studio | |
| 106 | Simon Boccanegra (1881 version) |
Verdi | Adorno | 19 January 1995 | Metropolitan Opera | New York | |
| 1996 | 107 | La tabernera del puerto | Sorozábal | Leandro | 1996 | Studio | |
| 1997 | 108 | Simon Boccanegra (1857 version) |
Verdi | Adorno | 28 June 1997 | Royal Opera House | London |
| 109 | Divinas Palabras | Abril | Lucero | 18 October 1997 | Teatro Real | Madrid | |
| 1998 | 110 | Le prophète | Meyerbeer | Jean van der Leyden | 21 May 1998 | Vienna State Opera | Vienna |
| 111 | Faust Symphony | Liszt | Tenor part | June, 1998 | Studio | ||
| 112 | La Dolores | Bretón | Lázaro | July, 1998 | Studio | ||
| 1999 | 113 | Das Lied von der Erde | Mahler | Tenor part | February, 1999 | Studio | |
| 114 | Misa Tango | Bacalov | Tenor part | February, 1999 | Studio | ||
| 115 | The Queen of Spades | Tchaikovsky | Hermann | 18 March 1999 | Metropolitan Opera | New York | |
| 116 | Fidelio | Beethoven | Florestan | June, 1999 | Studio | ||
| 117 | Merlin | Albéniz | King Arthur | July, 1999 | Orquesta Nacional de España, Madrid |
Studio | |
| 118 | Margarita la tornera | Chapí | Don Juan de Alarcón | 11 December 1999 | Teatro Real | Madrid | |
| 2000 | 119 | La Gran Via | Chueca | Caballero de Gracía | January, 2000 | Studio | |
| 120 | The Merry Widow | Lehár | Danilo | 17 February 2000 | Metropolitan Opera | New York | |
| 121 | La battaglia di Legnano | Verdi | Arrigo | 30 June 2000 | Royal Opera House | London | |
| 2001 | 122 | La Revoltosa | Chapí | Felipe | January, 2001 | Studio | |
| 2002 | 123 | Sly | Wolf-Ferrari | Christopher Sly | 1 April 2002 | Metropolitan Opera | New York |
| 2003 | 124 | Luisa Fernanda | Torroba | Vidal Hernando | 18 June 2003 | Teatro alla Scala | Milan |
| 125 | Nicholas and Alexandra | Drattell | Rasputin | 14 September 2003 | Los Angeles Opera | Los Angeles | |
| 2005 | 126 | Tristan und Isolde | Wagner | Tristan | January, 2005 | EMI Abbey Road Studio 1, London |
Studio |
| 127 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Alfano | Cyrano | 13 May 2005 | Metropolitan Opera | New York | |
| 128 | Pepita Jiménez | Albéniz | Don Luis de Vargas | June, 2005 | Studio | ||
| 2006 | 129 | Edgar | Puccini | Edgar | 2006 | Studio | |
| 130 | The First Emperor | Tan | Emperor Qin | 21 December 2006 | Metropolitan Opera | New York | |
| 2007 | 131 | Iphigénie en Tauride | Gluck | Oreste | 27 November 2007 | Metropolitan Opera | New York |
| 2008 | 132 | Tamerlano | Handel | Bajazet | 26 March 2008 | Teatro Real | Madrid |
| 2009 | 133 | Simon Boccanegra | Verdi | Simon Boccanegra | 24 October 2009 | Berlin State Opera | Berlin |
| 2010 | 134 | La Nuit de Mai | Leoncavallo | Tenor part | 2010 | Studio | |
| 135 | I Medici | Leoncavallo | Giuliano Medici | 2010 | Studio | ||
| 136 | Rigoletto | Verdi | Rigoletto | 1 August 2010 | Reignwood Theater | Beijing | |
| 137 | Il Postino | Catán | Pablo Neruda | 23 September 2010 | Los Angeles Opera | Los Angeles | |
| 2011 | 138 | The Enchanted Island | Various | Neptune | 31 December 2011 | Metropolitan Opera | New York |
| 2012 | 139 | Thaïs | Massenet | Athanaël | 25 March 2012 | Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia | Valencia |
| 140 | I due Foscari | Verdi | Francesco Foscari | 15 September 2012 | Los Angeles Opera | Los Angeles |
Major opera house and festival debuts
| Year[3] | Opera house / Festival | Opera |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Hamburg State Opera | Tosca |
| Vienna State Opera | Don Carlo | |
| 1968 | Metropolitan Opera | Adriana Lecouvreur |
| 1969 | Verona Arena | Turandot |
| San Francisco Opera | La bohème | |
| Teatro alla Scala | Ernani | |
| 1970 | Teatro Real | La Gioconda |
| Edinburgh Festival | Missa Solemnis | |
| 1971 | Royal Opera House | Tosca |
| 1972 | Bavarian State Opera | La bohème |
| 1973 | Paris Opéra | Il trovatore |
| 1975 | Salzburg Festival | Don Carlo |
| 1992 | Bayreuth Festival | Parsifal |
See also
- List of recordings by Plácido Domingo
- The Three Tenors
- Christmas in Vienna I, II, III, and VI
- Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording
- Category:Plácido Domingo albums
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plácido Domingo.
- Official website
- Plácido Domingo International Operalia Opera Singer Contest
- World Tour Homepage
- Discography on EMI Classics website
- Discography on DG Classics website
- Opera is expensive, singers are cheap, Plácido Domingo about too small Operas, Casting-Singers as Paul Potts and the humility before a great career (Interview by Nahuel Lopez in German, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, 17 March 2009)
- Interview with Domingo from The Guardian, 10 July 2005
- Biography at the Kennedy Center
- Plácido Domingo's video of concerts and Opera from YouTube.com
- Guardian article detailing his switch to baritone.
- History of the Tenor - Sound Clips and Narration