Plácido Domingo in Basel

Plácido Domingo is a Spanish opera singer and conductor, born in Madrid in 1941. He established his career as a tenor through roles including Otello in Verdi’s opera, Don José in Carmen and Cavaradossi in Tosca, later adding baritone roles to his repertoire. He also reached a wider audience as a member of the Three Tenors. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1968 as Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur and went on to appear at major opera houses for decades. In 1990 he joined José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti for the first Three Tenors concert at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. The trio reunited for another World Cup concert at Dodger Stadium in 1994.