Plácido Domingo

Q: Has Plácido Domingo won any awards?

Yes, Plácido Domingo has received numerous awards, including multiple Grammy Awards and a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His contributions to music and opera have been widely recognized throughout his career.

Q: What was Plácido Domingo's first film?

Plácido Domingo's first film appearance was in 'Carmen' (1983), where he played the role of Don José. This film adaptation showcased his operatic talent on screen and helped introduce him to a broader audience.

Q: What are some of Plácido Domingo's most successful films?

Some of Plácido Domingo's most successful films include 'The Three Tenors' concerts and various opera adaptations like 'Carmen' and 'La Traviata'. These films highlight his exceptional vocal abilities and stage presence.

Q: What can you tell me about Plácido Domingo's personal life?

Plácido Domingo has been married to Martina Arroyo since 2000, and they have four children. He maintains a low profile regarding his personal life, focusing primarily on his music career.

Q: What is Plácido Domingo's estimated net worth?

Plácido Domingo's estimated net worth is approximately $300 million. His wealth comes from his extensive career in opera, concerts, and recordings.

Q: What are some milestones in Plácido Domingo's filmography?

Milestones in Plácido Domingo's filmography include his role in 'The Three Tenors' series, which became a cultural phenomenon, and his appearances in opera films that helped popularize classical music.

Q: What genre of music is Plácido Domingo known for?

Plácido Domingo is primarily known for his contributions to opera as a tenor. He has also ventured into popular music and crossover genres, showcasing his versatility as a performer.

Known for

Moulin Rouge! (2001)

IMDb 7.6 / 10

2001 / Drama, Musical / 127 min

A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century....

Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)

IMDb 3.9 / 10

2008 / Comedy, Drama / 91mins

A pampered Beverly Hills chihuahua named Chloe who, while on vacation in Mexico with her owner Viv's niece, Rachel, gets lost and must rely...

The Book of Life (2014)

IMDb 7.2 / 10

2014 / Adventure, Animation / 95 min

The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which...

Name

Plácido Domingo

Height

5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Born

21 January 1941, Madrid, Spain

Spouses

Martina Arroyo (2000–present)

Children

4 children: Plácido Domingo Jr., Álvaro Domingo, and two others

Parents

Plácido Domingo Ferrer, Pepita Embil

Estimated Net Worth

$300 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2025	Movie Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary Filmed at the Teatro del Silenzio (Theatre of Silence) in Lajatico over three nights in 2024 and marking his 30th...	Unknown character	TMDB 9.7 / 10
2025	Movie Cento e oltre. Puccini e noi	Plácido Domingo	Not rated
2025	Movie 14 Short Films About Opera A collection of social media snippets created entirely through volunteer work for the LA Opera during the 2010/2011 season. Director...	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2024	Movie The Three Tenors - Birth of a Legend On the eve of the 1990 World Cup final, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, and Luciano Pavarotti sang together for the...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2024	Movie Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration Journey to the Teatro del Silenzio (Theater of Silence), Lajatico, where once-in-a-lifetime performances showcase the Maestro’s extensive and beloved repertoire,...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2023	Movie Tiempo de Zarzuela	Unknown character	Not rated
2022	Movie The Sweet Taste of Success A transformative experience, this emotional documentary addresses some of the most pressing issues of the 21st century, reflecting on happiness,...	Plácido Domingo	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2021	Movie Love Duets	Conductor	Not rated
2020	Movie The Three Tenors: From Caracalla To The World Billions watched as Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and José Carreras performed for the first time as The Three Tenors 30...	Self	Not rated
2020	Movie Plácido Domingo: At The Arena di Verona Opera legend Plácido Domingo returns to the spectacular Arena di Verona, where he more than 50 years ago made his...	Unknown character	Not rated
2019	Movie The Rodriguez and the Beyond When a young boy finds a message from his late grandfather, his ordinary family discovers an extraordinary secret about themselves...	Agente Rodríguez	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2019	Movie Plácido Domingo Gala Half a century ago, Plácido Domingo made his debut at the Arena di Verona: on 16 July 1969 he sang...	Nabucco / Macbeth / Simon Baccanegra	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	Movie La nuit espagnole	Self : Baryton	Not rated
2019	Movie Pavarotti Featuring never-before-seen footage, concert performances and intimate interviews, filmmaker Ron Howard examines the life and career of famed opera tenor...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2019	Movie Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Tales of Hoffmann In Luther's beer-cellar, lusty singing extols the virtues of beer and wine. For this evening, the Muse decides to deflect...	Unknown character	Not rated
2019	Movie Royal Opera House: La Traviata Alfredo Germont and the courtesan Violetta Valéry fall in love at a party in Violetta's Paris salon. Alfredo is determined...	Giorgio Germont	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2019	Movie Verdi: Macbeth After winning in battle, Commander Macbeth receives a prophesy that he will one day become King of Scotland. Influenced by...	Macbeth	Not rated
2018	Movie Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life Franco Zeffirelli passed away on 15th June 2019. Chris Hunt's biography explores how Zeffirelli's sense of drama was born out...	Himself	Not rated
2018	Movie El corazón del Teatro Real Documentary about an emblematic institution of the Spanish Arts, Madrid's Teatro Real, or Royal Theatre, released to celebrate it's 2nd...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2018	Movie Don Giovanni	Conductor	Not rated
2018	Movie The Metropolitan Opera: Luisa Miller Premiered immediately before the enduring masterpieces Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, and La Traviata, Luisa Miller incorporates the youthful vitality that had...	Miller	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2018	Movie Macbeth Giuseppe Verdi's powerful opera Macbeth sees a barnstorming staging by legendary stage director Harry Kupfer at the newly reopened Staatsoper...	Macbeth	Not rated
2017	Movie Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star Although he is unanimously credited with having democratised opera, making it accessible to the greatest number, focus is rarely put...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2017	Movie The Three Tenors - The Lost Concerts The Three Tenors began their collaboration with a performance at the ancient Baths of Caracalla in Rome, the eve of...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2017	Movie Verdi: Nabucco The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met under the baton of his longtime collaborator James...	Nabucco	Not rated
2016	Movie Il Volo: Notte Magica - A Tribute To The Three Tenors 2016 The fourth live album by Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo, with the participation of Plácido Domingo as a performer...	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2016	Movie I Am La Scala The 200-year-old story of Milan’s illustrious opera house, La Scala, home to the great tenor Placido Domingo, conductor Arturo Toscanini...	Self	Not rated
2016	Movie The ROH Live: Nabucco Nabucco, King of Babylon, takes Jerusalem in his war with the Israelites – but his daughter Fenena loves the Israelite...	Nabucco	Not rated
2016	Movie Giuseppe Verdi: I due Foscari In 15th-century Venice, Jacopo Foscari, son of the Doge of Venice Francesco Foscari, is to be tried by the Council...	Francesco Foscari	Not rated
2016	Movie Macbeth Plácido Domingo, who just celebrated his 50th stage anniversary in Vienna - incredibly - continues to conquer the central baritone...	Macbeth	Not rated
2015	Movie Helene Fischer - Weihnachten - Live aus der Hofburg Wien This concert is a wish come true for Helene Fischer: the singer presents her personal selection of German and international...	Self	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2015	Movie Gianni Schicchi Woody Allen's production of the Puccini comic opera at LA Opera in 2015	Gianni Schicchi	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2015	TV En la tuya o en la mía	Self - Guest	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2015	Movie Verdi Nabucco NABUCCO may be Verdi's first masterpiece, and not just because of that amazing Chorus of Hebrews which is justly beloved...	Nabucco	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2015	Movie Royal Opera House: I Due Foscari In Giuseppe Verdi's little-known early tragedy, a despairing father is torn between love for his family and his duty to...	Francesco Foscari	Not rated
2015	Movie The Mariinsky II Opening Gala Valery Gergiev (Gala Mariinsky II)	Self	Not rated
2014	Movie Karajan's Magic and Myth Over twenty-five years after his death in July 1989, the controversial Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan remains an enigma. He...	Self	Not rated
2014	Movie The Book of Life The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his...	Skeleton Jorge (voice)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2014	Movie Il Trovatore The Count Di Luna believes that his younger brother was murdered years before by a vengeful gypsy but still hopes...	Il Conte di Luna	Not rated
2014	TV Mozart in the Jungle In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" and Gelsey Kirkland's "Dancing on my Grave" comes an insider’s look into...	Plácido Domingo	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2013	Movie Il Trovatore Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin in this production of Verdi's opera starring Anna Netrebko and Plácido Domingo. The Count...	Il conte di Luna	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2013	TV Stöckl	Self	Not rated
2012	Movie The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche A contemporary take on the 17th-century genre of the pastiche, this delightful Baroque fantasy brings together some of the greatest...	Neptune	Not rated
2011	Movie Jan Paweł II: Szukałem Was...	Self	Not rated
2011	Movie The Metropolitan Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride Gluck’s gripping adaptation of the ancient Greek myth is vividly brought to life by a stellar cast in Stephen Wadsworth’s...	Orest	Not rated
2011	Movie Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera] When this sumptuous production by Giancarlo del Monaco opened in 1995, legendary tenor Plácido Domingo gave a riveting performance as...	Simon Boccanegra	Not rated
2010	Movie Rigoletto a Mantova The tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto's beautiful daughter Gilda....	Rigoletto	Not rated
2010	Movie Traces to Nowhere: The Conductor Carlos Kleiber A documentary about the life and career of the conductor Carlos Kleiber. Featuring interviews with Placido Domingo, Brigitte Fassbaender, Manfred...	Unknown character	Not rated
2010	TV Masterclass MasterClass is a documentary television series airing on HBO. Each half-hour episode documents the experience of a small group of...	Self	Not rated
2010	Movie Simon Boccanegra - Teatro La Scala Milano Opera di Giuseppe Verdi a Milano.	Simon Boccanegra	Not rated
2010	Movie The Met — Der Rosenkavalier This production of Strauss’s most sumptuous work by director Nathaniel Merrill and designer Robert O’Hearn is almost as beloved as...	Self - Host	Not rated
2010	Movie In Concert at The Met In Concert at the Met (DVD) - Highlights Five of the Met's greatest stars - Price, Horne, Troyanos, Domingo, and...	Tenor	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2009	Movie Amor, vida de mi vida: Zarzuelas The many passionate, fiery or lyrical vocal pieces of Spanish zarzuela have continued to thrive in concert and recitals all...	tenor	Not rated
2009	Movie The Tribute to Pavarotti One Amazing Weekend in Petra Includes the complete concert from Petra, Jordan, recorded on October 12, 2008, which would have been the tenor’s birthday. With...	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2008	Movie Massenet: Thaïs When the most voluptuous, sought-after courtesan in the world meets an ascetic monk whose life is devoted to God, you...	Self - Host	Not rated
2008	Movie Mariinsky Theatre A look at the rich history of the Mariinsky Theatre in the birth and growth of the Russian tradition in...	Self	Not rated
2008	Movie Waltraud Meier: I follow a voice within me Waltraud Meier is “La Wagnerissima”, the queen of Wagner’s repertoire. In her very personal account “I follow a voice within...	Self	Not rated
2008	Movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua A pampered Beverly Hills chihuahua named Chloe who, while on vacation in Mexico with her owner Viv's niece, Rachel, gets...	Monte (voice)	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2008	Movie 3 Stars in Vienna	Self	Not rated
2008	Movie Karajan: Beauty As I See It With a career that includes a 35-year tenure as composer of the Berlin Philharmonic and record sales topping 200 million,...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2008	Movie Verdi: Otello In what many believe to be the finest production of Otello in modern times, Plácido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa...	Otello	Not rated
2008	Movie Handel: Tamerlano This majestic production of Handel's vivid tragedy, TAMERLANO, stars a Lear-like Placido Domingo as the Turkish Sultan Bajazet, caught between...	Bajazet	Not rated
2007	Movie The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette The world’s most famous love story comes to operatic life with superstars Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna playing the star-crossed...	Self - Conductor	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2007	Movie Alfano - Cyrano de Bergerac While best known today for having composed the ending to Puccini's unfinished Turandot, Franco Alfano wrote some dozen operas, including...	Cyrano di Bergerac	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2007	Movie To Play and to Fight The captivating story of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra System - an incredible network of hundreds of orchestras formed within most...	Self - Interviewee / Trumpet	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2007	Movie Antonio Gades, la ética de la danza Documentary that reconstructs the professional life of the dancer through the thread of his own voice. A work that travels...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2007	Movie The First Emperor The incomparable Plácido Domingo began a new chapter in his legendary Met career when he created the role of Emperor...	Emperor Qin	Not rated
2006	Movie Das Waldbühnen-Konzert Sparks fly in this video of the all-star concert from Berlin's equivalent of the Hollywood Bowl in July 2006, part...	Self	Not rated
2006	TV Legends The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2006	TV El hormiguero El Hormiguero is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and politics running since September...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2006	Movie FIFA 2006 Germany World Cup Opening Ceremony The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was...	Unknown character	Not rated
2006	Movie Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem In a stirring 1970 concert dedicated to victims of war and oppression, American composer, pianist and conductor Leonard Bernstein leads...	Self - Tenor	Not rated
2006	Movie Luisa Fernanda Placido Domingo heads an internationally renowned cast in Emilio Sagi's stylish new production for Madrid's Teatro Real of Moreno Torroba's...	Vidal Hernando	Not rated
2006	Movie Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles Documentary about opera in Hollywood.	Self	Not rated
2004	TV Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel	Self	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2004	Movie Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love Documentary about the legendary Diva Maria Callas.	Self	Not rated
2003	Movie A Spanish Night - Domingo - Berliner Philharmoniker A Spanish Night - Domingo - Berliner Philharmoniker, Sarah Chang, Ana Maria Martinez	Unknown character	Not rated
2003	Movie Mariachi: The Spirit of Mexico For ten days each year during the International Mariachi Festival in Guadalahara, more than 500 mariachis gather in a celebration...	Host & Narrator	Not rated
2001	Movie Otello This was Domingo's last set of performances as Otello in La Scala. In spite of his relatively advanced age, he...	Otello	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2001	Movie Moulin Rouge! A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp...	Voice of Man in the Moon	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2001	Movie Gran Gala di Verdi	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2000	Movie Sibelius - Violin Concerto / De Falla - Nights in the Gardens of Spain Sibelius's solitary concerto is one of the most passionate tests for the violin virtuoso, one to which Maxim Vengerov is...	Self	Not rated
1999	Movie The Three Tenors Christmas The Three Tenors capture the joy and spirit of the season with their first ever Christmas concert, live from Vienna,...	Self	TMDB 8.6 / 10
1999	Movie The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera] Elijah Moshinsky’s atmospheric production, designed by Mark Thompson, sets the stage for this gripping performance of Tchaikovsky’s passionate setting of...	Gherman	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1999	Movie Great Tenor Performances Great Tenor Performances outbids the famous Three Tenors by putting a dozen tenors (including the big three--Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo,...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1999	TV Beckmann Reinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show.	Self	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1998	Movie Christmas In Vienna VI Christmas in Vienna VI is the next installment in a series of Christmas concerts recorded in Vienna with Spanish tenor...	Self	Not rated
1998	Movie Three Tenors in Paris The Three Tenors: Paris 1998 (re-released with the subtitle The Concert of the Century) is a live album by José...	Self	TMDB 8.7 / 10
1998	Movie A Gala Christmas in Vienna Plácido Domingo, Sarah Brightman, Helmut Lotti and Riccardo Cocciante interpret traditional, European and American songs in Vienna, Austria. Vienna Symphony...	Self	Not rated
1998	Movie Samson et Dalila Elijah Moshinsky's production of Saint-Saëns's "Samson et Dalila", recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera 28 September 1998. Plácido Domingo and...	Samson	Not rated
1998	Movie Parsifal: The Search for the Grail Richard Wagner's operatic retelling of the story of the search for the Holy Grail receives a lavish production in this...	Unknown character	Not rated
1998	Movie Gala de Reyes: Los Tres Tenores	Self	Not rated
1997	Movie Fedora Princess Fedora, who is to marry the Count the following day, arrives and sings of her love for him, unaware...	Loris Ipanov	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1997	Movie Carmen Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 25 March 1997.	Don José	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1996	Movie Merry Christmas from Vienna Christmas concert from Vienna	Self - Tenor	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1996	Movie Gold and Silver Gala with Placido Domingo Placido Domingo, Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu, and a host of other operatic stars celebrated the 50th anniversary of the...	Unknown character	Not rated
1996	Movie La Forza del Destino - The Met With James Levine at the helm, Verdi’s multi-faceted masterpiece is revealed as a drama of almost Shakespearean proportions. Superstar Plácido...	Don Alvaro	Not rated
1996	TV RTL-Spendenmarathon	Self	Not rated
1996	Movie The Transformation of the World Into Music This film was prepared as a introduction to a series of opera broadcasts on German television. It depicts the behind-the-scenes...	Self	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1996	TV Fox News Sunday Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace is a Sunday morning news/talk show on the Fox Broadcasting Company; since 2003, Fox...	Unknown character	TMDB 3.8 / 10
1996	Movie Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here we have the...	Self	Not rated
1995	Movie Sinatra: 80 Years My Way 'Ol' Blue Eyes' eightieth birthday celebration; star-studded entertainment, tributes by a diverse company of guests, songs closely associated with Sinatra...	Self - Performer	Not rated
1995	TV Kulturzeit	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 4.7 / 10
1995	Movie Otello Verdi’s monumental score is fully the equal of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy—and both demand great actors. This is one performance where...	Otello	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1995	Movie Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra This evocative production by Giancarlo Del Monaco sumptuously captures the look and feel of 14th century Genoa and is a...	Gabriele Adorno	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1994	Movie Il Tabarro & Pagliacci Puccini's Il Tabarro & Leoncavallo's Pagliacci; Pavarotti and Domingo star in MET 1994-1995 season opener.	Luigi	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1994	TV Placido Domingo's Tales from the Opera The series aims to portray Domingo both as artist and person: his working process, the “blood, sweat, tears” behind the...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1994	Movie The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994 It's not opera; it's not a pop concert; it's not Broadway. It's all of these and none of them. Once...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1993	Movie Stiffelio - The Met Giuseppe Verdi's opera of religion, revenge and redemption gets the star treatment in this 1993 Metropolitan Opera production conducted by...	Unknown character	Not rated
1993	TV Late Night with Conan O'Brien Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition...	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1993	Movie Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca Performed in the actual Roman settings described in the libretto. Moreover, the scenes take place at the appropriate times of...	Mario Cavaradossi	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1992	Movie Christmas in Vienna Christmas in Vienna is a 1993 concert by American soul singer Diana Ross, and Spanish tenors Plácido Domingo and José...	Self	Not rated
1992	Movie A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song Tony Randall and some children, filmed in Connecticut, provide the framework of the history of some of the carols sung...	Self - Singer	Not rated
1992	Movie Otello The complete version of Verdi's Otello performed by Placido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa, at the Royal Opera House, Covent...	Otello	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1992	Movie Europakonzert 1992 from Madrid Guiseppe Verdi: Overture from "La forza del destino" Carlo's recitative and aria from "Don Carlos" Hector Berlioz: Excerpts from "La...	Self - Tenor	Not rated
1992	Movie La Fanciulla del West Giancarlo Del Monaco’s atmospheric production brings to colorful life a 19th-century mining camp during the California Gold Rush. At the...	Dick Johnson o Ramerrez	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1992	Movie Symphony for the Spire An impressive lineup of international stars puts on a spectacular "Symphony for the Spire" to kick off the world-famous Salisbury...	Unknown character	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1991	TV Pebble Mill Pebble Mill was a re-launched version of the 1970s daily chat show Pebble Mill (also known as Pebble Mill At...	Self	TMDB 4.1 / 10
1991	Movie The Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991	Self	Not rated
1991	Movie La Fanciulla Del West Live from La Scala Sunday 03 February 1991	Dick Johnson alias Ramerrez	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1990	Movie Giuseppe Verdi - Un Ballo in Maschera Verdi - Un ballo in maschera / Domingo · Barstow · Quivar · Jo · Nucci · Rydl · Chaignaud...	Gustavo	Not rated
1990	Movie The Original Three Tenors Concert The Three Tenors is a name given to the Spanish singers Plácido Domingo and José Carreras and the Italian singer...	Self - Tenor	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1990	Movie Verdi: Un ballo in maschera Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The text, by...	Gustavo III	Not rated
1990	Movie Lohengrin Lohengrin is a romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner.	Lohengrin	TMDB 8.7 / 10
1989	TV The Simpsons Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family;...	Plácido Domingo (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1989	Movie The Metropolitan Opera: Aida Pharaoh's daughter Amneris loves general Radames, but he loves slave Aida. Aida's father leads the Ethiopian army to invade Egypt....	Unknown character	Not rated
1989	Movie Aida AIDA, an Ethiopian princess, is captured and brought into slavery in Egypt. A military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between...	Radamès	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1988	Movie Cantos Aztecas “Cantons Aztecas” are provocative and mystical poems written by an Aztec prince more than 900 years ago. Set to music...	Self - Solist	Not rated
1988	Movie Carmen This all-star cast is framed by Peter Hall’s gritty, realistic production and conducted by James Levine, who brings out all...	Don José	TMDB 8.2 / 10
1988	TV Flitterabend	Self - Singer	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1988	Movie Meyerbeer: L'Africaine This was a 1988 revival of a 1971 production that teamed Domingo (Vasco da Gama) and Verrett (Selika - both...	Vasco Da Gama	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1987	Movie Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas Julie Andrews joins John Denver, Placido Domingo, and The King's Singers for a Christmas journey through time in the city...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1987	Movie Pagliacci The story is set in southern Italy and recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown (or pagliaccio in Italian)...	Canio	TMDB 4.8 / 10
1987	Movie Turandot The Franco Zeffirelli production of Puccini's "Turandot", recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera in April, 1987. Éva Marton stars as...	Calaf	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1986	Movie La Gioconda Recorded live at the Vienna State Opera, Placido Domingo and Eva Marton star in a sumptuous recording of Ponchielli's famed...	Enzo	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1986	Movie Otello Based on Shakespeare's play, Verdi's opera depicts the devastating effects of jealousy, "...the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat...	Otello	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1986	Movie Tosca This live version of Puccini s superbly dramatic opera was recorded in Rome in the exact locations and at the...	Mario Cavaradossi	Not rated
1986	Movie Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem The premiere of Requiem, Andrew Lloyd Webber's pivotal and most personal of compositions took place on February 24, 1985 before...	Unknown character	Not rated
1985	Movie Andrea Chénier Live from ROH 1985. Giordano's Andrea Chenier is one of the greatest of verismo operas, full of heart-stopping big tunes...	Andrea Chénier	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1985	Movie Tosca Live Metropolitan Opera performance March, 1985.	Cavaradossi	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1985	Movie Night of 100 Stars II This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1984	TV The Cosby Show The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from...	Alberto Santiago	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1984	Movie Francesca da Rimini Live performance at the Metropolitan Opera, 1984. James Levine conducting Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Stage direction by Piero Faggioni.	Paolo Malatesta	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1984	Movie Carmen In the early 19th century, in Seville and the surrounding area, Carmen seduces the sergeant Don José, who deserts the...	Don José	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1984	TV Goldene Kamera	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1984	Movie Burnett Discovers Domingo Funny woman Carol Burnett teams with tenor Placido Domingo in this musical comedy special.	Self	Not rated
1984	Movie Die Fledermaus Most opera houses ring in the New Year with Johann Strauss Jr.'s most popular operetta--the festiveness of which is appropriate...	Conductor	TMDB 8.2 / 10
1983	Movie Berlioz: Les Troyens Berlioz’s colossal masterpiece requires stupendous forces—dozens of soloists, enormous chorus, orchestra and ballet, a superb conductor who understands the uniqueness...	Aeneas	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1983	Movie Manon Lescaut "Manon", wrote Puccini to his publisher Giulio Ricordi in 1889, "is a heroine I believe in and therefore she cannot...	Des Grieux	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1983	Movie Don Carlo Ghiaurov, Freni, and Bumbry were great voices in their time, and they are still effective here -- good enough musicians...	Don Carlo	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1983	Movie Puccini's La Fanciulla del West La Fanciulla del West, Puccini's penultimate opera is based on a play by David Belasco set at the height of...	Dick Johnson	Not rated
1983	Movie Mario Lanza: The American Caruso Plácido Domingo hosts this tribute to American tenor Mario Lanza. Interviews, rare footage and vintage recordings chronicle Lanza's life from...	Narrator	Not rated
1983	Movie The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala In celebration of its 100th anniversary in 1983, the Metropolitan Opera hosts a four-hour performance uniting some of the world's...	Self	Not rated
1982	Movie La traviata This “Traviata” became one of the most succesful of all opera films, especially in France, where 800,000 Parisian cinemagoers flocked...	Alfredo Germont	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1982	Movie La fanciulla del West Performed at the royal Opera House	Dick Johnson	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1982	Movie Verdi Ernani It truly is an historic performance. Domingo looking and singing like a god pouring out golden tones; Renato Bruson sounds,...	Ernani	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1982	Movie Cavalleria rusticana Franco Zeffirelli directs these two legendary La Scala productions telling tragic tales of jealousy. Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana features performances by...	Turiddu	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1982	TV Wogan Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1982	Movie Night of 100 Stars The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1981	Movie Hommage a Sevilla Placido Domingo celebrates the city that has inspired the greatest number of opera composers as a setting.	Himself	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1981	Movie Andrea Chenier Although Domingo was younger and Banackova looked more like the sweet and innocent young Madalena than the one played by...	Andrea Chénier	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1981	Movie Les Contes d'Hoffmann Seeking to exorcise the failure of his current love affair, the poet Hoffmann tells the tales of his three past...	Hoffmann	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1981	Movie La Traviata - The Met James Levine leads a remarkable cast in one of Verdi’s most enduringly popular operas and brings fresh insights to this...	Alfredo Germont	Not rated
1981	TV Wetten, dass..? A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show...	Self	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1981	Movie Offenbach: Les Contes D'Hoffman Oscar-wining director John Schlesinger orchestrated this filmed recording of composer Jacques Offenbach's final operetta as performed by the Royal Opera...	Unknown character	Not rated
1981	Movie Samson et Dalila While the rest of the Hebrews bewail their fate, Samson alone trusts in God's promise of liberty. Abimelech, the Philistine...	Samson	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1980	Movie Georges Bizet: Carmen Carmen, presented in a production at the French Opera House.	Don José	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1980	Movie Puccini: Manon Lescaut All the throbbing eroticism—and ultimate heartbreak—of Puccini’s youthful score is unleashed by James Levine and his top-flight cast. Plácido Domingo...	Chevalier des Grieux	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1980	TV The Big Show The Big Show is an American comedy-variety-musical television series produced and broadcast by NBC for several months in 1980. The...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1980	TV Verstehen Sie Spaß?	Self	TMDB 4.7 / 10
1979	Movie Otello - The Met In an Opening Night performance for the history books, the great Plácido Domingo sings the title role of Verdi’s Otello...	Unknown character	Not rated
1979	Movie Luisa Miller: Metropolitan Opera Renata Scotto is the innocent Luisa, very much in love with Rodolfo (Plácido Domingo in one of his best roles)....	Rodolfo	Not rated
1978	TV The Kennedy Center Honors The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions...	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1978	Movie Carmen CARMEN is the classic tale of forbidden passion between a young man and a spoken-for woman, Carmen. From ORF and...	Don José	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1978	Movie Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci Plácido Domingo accomplishes the rare feat of singing both leads on the same night at the Met in 1978 on...	Turiddu / Canio	TMDB 9.3 / 10
1978	Movie Il Trovatore - Verdi The gypsy Azucena (Fiorenza Cossotto) takes revenge for her mother who was accused of putting a curse on one of...	Manrico	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1977	Movie Rigoletto A Victor Hugo play, haunting and scandalous, provided the inspiration for Verdi’s mid-career masterpiece. A vengeful but misguided court jester...	The Duke of Mantua	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1977	TV Auf los geht's los	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1976	Movie Verdi: Otello The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with...	Otello	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1976	Movie Tosca Opera is an inherently theatrical medium that does not lend itself readily to the realism of film treatment. The shining...	Mario Cavaradossi	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1976	Movie Cavalleria rusticana / I Pagliacci Plácido Domingo takes on the leading tenor roles in this 1976 live performance at the NHK Hall in Tokyo, Japan.	Turiddu / Canio	Not rated
1975	Movie Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera This production from Covent Garden is set in Stockholm, and not Boston. With Reri Grist (Oscar), Placido Domingo (Gustavus), Katia...	Gustavo III	Not rated
1974	Movie Puccini's Madama Butterfly Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, Christa Ludwig, and Robert Kerns star in this Jean-Pierre Ponnelle-directed version of the Puccini opera, with...	Pinkerton	TMDB 9.5 / 10
1972	TV Schöne Stimmen	Self	Not rated
1972	TV Le Grand Échiquier Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1972	TV Le Grand Échiquier Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm...	Self - Main Guest	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1972	TV Le Grand Échiquier Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1971	TV Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1971	TV Great Performances The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical...	Parsifal	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1971	TV Great Performances The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical...	Francisco Goya	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1971	TV Great Performances The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical...	Juanillo	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1971	TV Great Performances The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1971	TV Great Performances The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical...	Radamès	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1970	Movie Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein In this documentary portrait prepared for the anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday, Leonard Bernstein illustrates his analysis with...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1970	Movie Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony To play Beethoven's music is to give oneself over completely to the child-spirit which lived in that grim, awkward, violent...	Self / Tenor	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1969	TV Das Sonntagskonzert	Self	Not rated
1967	TV Omnibus Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1967	TV Omnibus Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1964	TV Einer wird gewinnen	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1963	TV Das aktuelle Sportstudio Das aktuelle sportstudio is a German sport magazine on German broadcaster ZDF.	self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1963	TV Viña del Mar International Song Festival A yearly musical contest organized by the municipality of Viña del Mar, Chile which takes place during the last week...	Self - Musical Guest	TMDB 4.7 / 10
1962	TV The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1948	TV Bambi The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
TBA	Movie Wagner Lohengrin Drama Romance Musical	Lohengrin	Not rated
TBA	Movie Penella - El Gato Montés	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Cyrano de Bergerac by Franco Alfano Patrick Fourmillier Conductor with Placido Domingo	Cyrano	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2018	Movie Don Giovanni	Producer Production	Not rated
2007	Movie The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette The world’s most famous love story comes to operatic life with superstars Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna playing the star-crossed...	Conductor Sound	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2004	Movie Madama Butterfly Japan, early twentieth century. U.S. Navy Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton inspects the house he has leased from a marriage broker. The...	Conductor Sound	Not rated
2002	Movie La Traviata Violetta, a courtesan much wooed by Parisian society, organizes a grand party that is attended, amongst others, by the young...	Conductor Sound	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1984	Movie Die Fledermaus Most opera houses ring in the New Year with Johann Strauss Jr.'s most popular operetta--the festiveness of which is appropriate...	Conductor Sound	TMDB 8.2 / 10

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Moulin Rouge! (2001)

Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)

The Book of Life (2014)

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