Plácido Domingo

Biography

Although born in Madrid, Spain, Placido Domingo spent a major portion of his life living in Mexico City where he graduated from the Mexico City Conservatory. His first operatic performance was in a staging of La Traviata in Monterrey playing Alfredo. He was then a Tenor for the Israel National Opera and subsequently moved to Europe.

Known For

The Simpsons

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Cosby Show

El hormiguero

Great Performances

Great Performances

Great Performances

Great Performances

All Movies (163)

• Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary2025
• Cento e oltre. Puccini e noi2025 · as Plácido Domingo
• 14 Short Films About Opera2025
• The Three Tenors - Birth of a Legend2024 · as Self
• Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration2024 · as Self
• Tiempo de Zarzuela2023
• The Sweet Taste of Success2022 · as Plácido Domingo
• Love Duets2021 · as Conductor
• The Three Tenors: From Caracalla To The World2020 · as Self
• Plácido Domingo: At The Arena di Verona2020
• The Rodriguez and the Beyond2019 · as Agente Rodríguez
• Plácido Domingo Gala2019 · as Nabucco / Macbeth / Simon Baccanegra
• La nuit espagnole2019 · as Self : Baryton
• Pavarotti2019 · as Self
• Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Tales of Hoffmann2019
• Royal Opera House: La Traviata2019 · as Giorgio Germont
• Verdi: Macbeth2019 · as Macbeth
• Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life2018 · as Himself
• El corazón del Teatro Real2018 · as Self
• Don Giovanni2018 · as Conductor
• The Metropolitan Opera: Luisa Miller2018 · as Miller
• Macbeth2018 · as Macbeth
• Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star2017 · as Self
• The Three Tenors - The Lost Concerts2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• Verdi: Nabucco2017 · as Nabucco
• Il Volo: Notte Magica - A Tribute To The Three Tenors 20162016
• I Am La Scala2016 · as Self
• The ROH Live: Nabucco2016 · as Nabucco
• Giuseppe Verdi: I due Foscari2016 · as Francesco Foscari
• Macbeth2016 · as Macbeth
• Helene Fischer - Weihnachten - Live aus der Hofburg Wien2015 · as Self
• Gianni Schicchi2015 · as Gianni Schicchi
• Verdi Nabucco2015 · as Nabucco
• Royal Opera House: I Due Foscari2015 · as Francesco Foscari
• The Mariinsky II Opening Gala2015 · as Self
• Karajan's Magic and Myth2014 · as Self
• The Book of Life2014 · as Skeleton Jorge (voice)
• Il Trovatore2014 · as Il Conte di Luna
• Il Trovatore2013 · as Il conte di Luna
• The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche2012 · as Neptune
• Jan Paweł II: Szukałem Was...2011 · as Self
• The Metropolitan Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride2011 · as Orest
• Rigoletto a Mantova2010 · as Rigoletto
• Traces to Nowhere: The Conductor Carlos Kleiber2010
• Simon Boccanegra - Teatro La Scala Milano2010 · as Simon Boccanegra
• Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]2010 · as Simon Boccanegra
• The Met — Der Rosenkavalier2010 · as Self - Host
• In Concert at The Met2010 · as Tenor
• Amor, vida de mi vida: Zarzuelas2009 · as tenor
• The Tribute to Pavarotti One Amazing Weekend in Petra2009 · as Self
• Massenet: Thaïs2008 · as Self - Host
• Mariinsky Theatre2008 · as Self
• Waltraud Meier: I follow a voice within me2008 · as Self
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua2008 · as Monte (voice)
• Karajan: Beauty As I See It2008 · as Self (archive footage)
• Verdi: Otello2008 · as Otello
• Handel: Tamerlano2008 · as Bajazet
• The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette2007 · as Self - Conductor
• Alfano - Cyrano de Bergerac2007 · as Cyrano di Bergerac
• To Play and to Fight2007 · as Self - Interviewee / Trumpet
• Antonio Gades, la ética de la danza2007 · as Self
• The First Emperor2007 · as Emperor Qin
• Das Waldbühnen-Konzert2006 · as Self
• FIFA 2006 Germany World Cup Opening Ceremony2006
• Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem2006 · as Self - Tenor
• Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles2006 · as Self
• Luisa Fernanda2006 · as Vidal Hernando
• Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love2004 · as Self
• A Spanish Night - Domingo - Berliner Philharmoniker2003
• Mariachi: The Spirit of Mexico2003 · as Host & Narrator
• Otello2001 · as Otello
• Moulin Rouge!2001 · as Voice of Man in the Moon
• Gran Gala di Verdi2001
• Sibelius - Violin Concerto / De Falla - Nights in the Gardens of Spain2000 · as Self
• The Three Tenors Christmas1999 · as Self
• The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera]1999 · as Gherman
• Great Tenor Performances1999 · as Self
• Christmas In Vienna VI1998 · as Self
• Three Tenors in Paris1998 · as Self
• A Gala Christmas in Vienna1998 · as Self
• Samson et Dalila1998 · as Samson
• Parsifal: The Search for the Grail1998
• Gala de Reyes: Los Tres Tenores1998 · as Self
• Fedora1997 · as Loris Ipanov
• Carmen1997 · as Don José
• Merry Christmas from Vienna1996 · as Self - Tenor
• Gold and Silver Gala with Placido Domingo1996
• La Forza del Destino - The Met1996 · as Don Alvaro
• The Transformation of the World Into Music1996 · as Self
• Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary1996 · as Self
• Sinatra: 80 Years My Way1995 · as Self - Performer
• Otello1995 · as Otello
• Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra1995 · as Gabriele Adorno
• Il Tabarro & Pagliacci1994 · as Luigi
• The 3 Tenors in Concert 19941994 · as Self
• Stiffelio - The Met1993
• Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca1993 · as Mario Cavaradossi
• Christmas in Vienna1992 · as Self
• A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song1992 · as Self - Singer
• Otello1992 · as Otello
• Europakonzert 1992 from Madrid1992 · as Self - Tenor
• La Fanciulla del West1992 · as Dick Johnson o Ramerrez
• Symphony for the Spire1992
• The Metropolitan Opera Gala 19911991 · as Self
• La Fanciulla Del West1991 · as Dick Johnson alias Ramerrez
• Giuseppe Verdi - Un Ballo in Maschera1990 · as Gustavo
• The Original Three Tenors Concert1990 · as Self - Tenor
• Verdi: Un ballo in maschera1990 · as Gustavo III
• Lohengrin1990 · as Lohengrin
• The Metropolitan Opera: Aida1989
• Aida1989 · as Radamès
• Cantos Aztecas1988 · as Self - Solist
• Carmen1988 · as Don José
• Meyerbeer: L'Africaine1988 · as Vasco Da Gama
• Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas1987 · as Self
• Pagliacci1987 · as Canio
• Turandot1987 · as Calaf
• La Gioconda1986 · as Enzo
• Otello1986 · as Otello
• Tosca1986 · as Mario Cavaradossi
• Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem1986
• Andrea Chénier1985 · as Andrea Chénier
• Tosca1985 · as Cavaradossi
• Night of 100 Stars II1985 · as Self
• Francesca da Rimini1984 · as Paolo Malatesta
• Carmen1984 · as Don José
• Burnett Discovers Domingo1984 · as Self
• Die Fledermaus1984 · as Conductor
• Berlioz: Les Troyens1983 · as Aeneas
• Manon Lescaut1983 · as Des Grieux
• Puccini's La Fanciulla del West1983 · as Dick Johnson
• Don Carlo1983 · as Don Carlo
• Mario Lanza: The American Caruso1983 · as Narrator
• The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala1983 · as Self
• La traviata1982 · as Alfredo Germont
• La fanciulla del West1982 · as Dick Johnson
• Verdi Ernani1982 · as Ernani
• Cavalleria rusticana1982 · as Turiddu
• Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
• Hommage a Sevilla1981 · as Himself
• Andrea Chenier1981 · as Andrea Chénier
• Les Contes d'Hoffmann1981 · as Hoffmann
• La Traviata - The Met1981 · as Alfredo Germont
• Offenbach: Les Contes D'Hoffman1981
• Samson et Dalila1981 · as Samson
• Georges Bizet: Carmen1980 · as Don José
• Puccini: Manon Lescaut1980 · as Chevalier des Grieux
• Otello - The Met1979
• Luisa Miller: Metropolitan Opera1979 · as Rodolfo
• Carmen1978 · as Don José
• Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci1978 · as Turiddu / Canio
• Il Trovatore - Verdi1978 · as Manrico
• Rigoletto1977 · as The Duke of Mantua
• Verdi: Otello1976 · as Otello
• Tosca1976 · as Mario Cavaradossi
• Cavalleria rusticana / I Pagliacci1976 · as Turiddu / Canio
• Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera1975 · as Gustavo III
• Puccini's Madama Butterfly1974 · as Pinkerton
• Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein1970 · as Self
• Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony1970 · as Self / Tenor
• Penella - El Gato Montés—
• Cyrano de Bergerac— · as Cyrano
• Wagner Lohengrin— · as Lohengrin

All TV Shows (43)

• En la tuya o en la mía2015 · as Self - Guest
• Mozart in the Jungle2014 · as Plácido Domingo
• Stöckl2013 · as Self
• Masterclass2010 · as Self
• Legends2006 · as Self
• El hormiguero2006 · as Self - Guest
• Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel2004 · as Self
• Beckmann1999 · as Self
• RTL-Spendenmarathon1996 · as Self
• Fox News Sunday1996
• Kulturzeit1995 · as Self (archive footage)
• Placido Domingo's Tales from the Opera1994 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Pebble Mill1991 · as Self
• The Simpsons1989 · as Plácido Domingo (voice)
• Flitterabend1988 · as Self - Singer
• The Cosby Show1984 · as Alberto Santiago
• Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self
• Wogan1982 · as Self
• Wetten, dass..?1981 · as Self
• The Big Show1980 · as Self
• Verstehen Sie Spaß?1980 · as Self
• The Kennedy Center Honors1978 · as Self
• Auf los geht's los1977 · as Self
• Schöne Stimmen1972 · as Self
• Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self
• Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self - Main Guest
• Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self (archive footage)
• Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre1971 · as Self
• Great Performances1971 · as Juanillo
• Great Performances1971 · as Self
• Great Performances1971 · as Parsifal
• Great Performances1971 · as Francisco Goya
• Great Performances1971 · as Radamès
• Das Sonntagskonzert1969 · as Self
• Omnibus1967 · as Self
• Omnibus1967
• Einer wird gewinnen1964 · as Self
• Das aktuelle Sportstudio1963 · as self
• Viña del Mar International Song Festival1963 · as Self - Musical Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Bambi1948 · as Self