Plácido Domingo
Born: 1941-01-21 in Madrid, Spain
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
2024
2023
2022
- The Sweet Taste of Success as Plácido Domingo
2021
- Love Duets as Conductor
2019
- Pavarotti as Self
- The Rodriguez and the Beyond as Agente Rodríguez
- Royal Opera House: La Traviata as Giorgio Germont
- Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Tales of Hoffmann
- Verdi: Macbeth as Macbeth
- Plácido Domingo Gala as Nabucco / Macbeth / Simon Baccanegra
2018
- Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life as Himself
- The Metropolitan Opera: Luisa Miller as Miller
- El corazón del Teatro Real as Self
- Don Giovanni as Conductor
- Macbeth as Macbeth
2017
- Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star as Self
- The Three Tenors - The Lost Concerts as Self (archive footage)
- Verdi: Nabucco as Nabucco
2016
- Giuseppe Verdi: I due Foscari as Francesco Foscari
- The ROH Live: Nabucco as Nabucco
- I Am La Scala as Self
- Macbeth as Macbeth
- Il Volo: Notte Magica - A Tribute To The Three Tenors 2016
2015
- En la tuya o en la mía as Self - Guest
- Verdi Nabucco as Nabucco
- Royal Opera House: I Due Foscari as Francesco Foscari
- Gianni Schicchi as Gianni Schicchi
- The Mariinsky II Opening Gala as Self
- Helene Fischer - Weihnachten - Live aus der Hofburg Wien as Self
2014
- Mozart in the Jungle as Plácido Domingo
- The Book of Life as Skeleton Jorge (voice)
- Il Trovatore as Il Conte di Luna
- Karajan's Magic and Myth as Self
2013
- Stöckl as Self
- Il Trovatore as Il conte di Luna
2012
- The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche as Neptune
2011
2010
- Masterclass as Self
- Simon Boccanegra - Teatro La Scala Milano as Simon Boccanegra
- The Met — Der Rosenkavalier as Self - Host
- Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera] as Simon Boccanegra
- Rigoletto a Mantova as Rigoletto
- In Concert at The Met as Tenor
- Traces to Nowhere: The Conductor Carlos Kleiber
2009
2008
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua as Monte (voice)
- Mariinsky Theatre as Self
- Karajan: Beauty As I See It as Self (archive footage)
- Verdi: Otello as Otello
- Massenet: Thaïs as Self - Host
- Waltraud Meier: I follow a voice within me as Self
- Handel: Tamerlano as Bajazet
2007
- The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette as Self - Conductor
- Antonio Gades, la ética de la danza as Self
- Alfano - Cyrano de Bergerac as Cyrano di Bergerac
- The First Emperor as Emperor Qin
- To Play and to Fight as Self - Interviewee / Trumpet
2006
- El hormiguero as Self - Guest
- Legends as Self
- Das Waldbühnen-Konzert as Self
- Luisa Fernanda as Vidal Hernando
- Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem as Self - Tenor
- FIFA 2006 Germany World Cup Opening Ceremony
- Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles as Self
2004
- Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel as Self
- Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love as Self
- Madama Butterfly ... (Conductor)
2003
2002
- La Traviata ... (Conductor)
2001
- Moulin Rouge! as Voice of Man in the Moon
- Otello as Otello
- Gran Gala di Verdi
1999
- Beckmann as Self
- The Three Tenors Christmas as Self
- The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera] as Gherman
- Great Tenor Performances as Self
1998
- Three Tenors in Paris as Self
- Samson et Dalila as Samson
- Christmas In Vienna VI as Self
- A Gala Christmas in Vienna as Self
- Gala de Reyes: Los Tres Tenores as Self
- Parsifal: The Search for the Grail
1996
- Fox News Sunday
- RTL-Spendenmarathon as Self
- The Transformation of the World Into Music as Self
- Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary as Self
- La Forza del Destino - The Met as Don Alvaro
- Gold and Silver Gala with Placido Domingo
- Merry Christmas from Vienna as Self - Tenor
1995
- Kulturzeit as Self (archive footage)
- Sinatra: 80 Years My Way as Self - Performer
- Otello as Otello
- Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra as Gabriele Adorno
1994
- The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994 as Self
- Placido Domingo's Tales from the Opera as Self
- Il Tabarro & Pagliacci as Luigi
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Stiffelio - The Met
- Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca as Mario Cavaradossi
1992
- A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song as Self - Singer
- Otello as Otello
- La Fanciulla del West as Dick Johnson o Ramerrez
- Symphony for the Spire
- Christmas in Vienna as Self
- Europakonzert 1992 from Madrid as Self - Tenor
1991
- Pebble Mill as Self
- The Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991 as Self
- La Fanciulla Del West as Dick Johnson alias Ramerrez
1990
- The Original Three Tenors Concert as Self - Tenor
- Verdi: Un ballo in maschera as Gustavo III
- Giuseppe Verdi - Un Ballo in Maschera as Gustavo
- Lohengrin as Lohengrin
1989
- The Simpsons as Plácido Domingo (voice)
- Aida as Radamès
- The Metropolitan Opera: Aida
1988
- Flitterabend as Self - Singer
- Carmen as Don José
- Meyerbeer: L'Africaine as Vasco Da Gama
- Cantos Aztecas as Self - Solist
1987
- Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas as Self
- Turandot as Calaf
- Pagliacci as Canio
1986
- Otello as Otello
- La Gioconda as Enzo
- Tosca as Mario Cavaradossi
- Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem
1985
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- Tosca as Cavaradossi
- Andrea Chénier as Andrea Chénier
1984
- The Cosby Show as Alberto Santiago
- Goldene Kamera as Self
- Carmen as Don José
- Francesca da Rimini as Paolo Malatesta
- Die Fledermaus as Conductor
- Burnett Discovers Domingo as Self
1983
- Manon Lescaut as Des Grieux
- Don Carlo as Don Carlo
- The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala as Self
- Puccini's La Fanciulla del West as Dick Johnson
- Mario Lanza: The American Caruso as Narrator
- Berlioz: Les Troyens as Aeneas
1982
- Wogan as Self
- La fanciulla del West as Dick Johnson
- Night of 100 Stars as Self
- La traviata as Alfredo Germont
- Verdi Ernani as Ernani
- Cavalleria rusticana as Turiddu
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
- Andrea Chenier as Andrea Chénier
- Les Contes d'Hoffmann as Hoffmann
- La Traviata - The Met as Alfredo Germont
- Hommage a Sevilla as Himself
- Samson et Dalila as Samson
- Offenbach: Les Contes D'Hoffman
1980
- Verstehen Sie Spaß? as Self
- The Big Show as Self
- Puccini: Manon Lescaut as Chevalier des Grieux
- Georges Bizet: Carmen as Don José
1979
- Luisa Miller: Metropolitan Opera as Rodolfo
- Otello - The Met
1978
- The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
- Carmen as Don José
- Il Trovatore - Verdi as Manrico
- Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci as Turiddu / Canio
1977
- Auf los geht's los as Self
- Rigoletto as The Duke of Mantua
1976
- Tosca as Mario Cavaradossi
- Verdi: Otello as Otello
- Cavalleria rusticana / I Pagliacci as Turiddu / Canio
1975
- Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera as Gustavo III
1974
- Puccini's Madama Butterfly as Pinkerton
1972
- Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- Schöne Stimmen as Self
1971
- Great Performances as Juanillo
- Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre as Self
1970
1969
- Das Sonntagskonzert as Self
1967
- Omnibus as Self
1964
- Einer wird gewinnen as Self
1963
- Das aktuelle Sportstudio as self
- Viña del Mar International Song Festival as Self - Musical Guest
1962
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1948
- Bambi as Self