Plácido Domingo to debut in Macau tomorrow

Placido Domingo (center), Micaela Oeste (right) and Virginia Tola (left)

One of the “Three Tenors,” Plácido Domingo, is in Macau for the first time with his hand-picked artists to present the concert “Domingo and Macao Orchestra” on Saturday evening.
Taking to the stage at the Macao Cultural Centre, the performance will be held for one night only. The concert has been co-organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau and the Macau Government Tourist Office and is supported by MGM Macau. A limited number of tickets are still available.
The world’s most renowned operatic virtuoso, Plácido Domingo is a highly reputed tenor for his outstanding skills and artistic achievements. He has played over 144 different opera roles in his career, and has performed classical works by composers Giacomo Puccini, Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi, among many others.
Domingo has recorded over 100 albums, some of which sold over a million copies, and has been awarded 12 Grammy awards. Domingo is known for his powerful and highly flexible voice that boasts a wide vocal range, as well as a softness that has led to his work being described as “soft as velvet”.
Several countries, such as the United Kingdom, the U.S. and France, have bestowed medals on the tenor in recognition of his musical talent and for his lifetime contributions and support to music. The Economist magazine once described his performance as having “a musical lyricism and a sexual passion that make the cost and the effort entirely worthwhile;” the review also characterized Domingo’s performance as “unforgettable” and “luminous.”
At a press conference yesterday evening, Domingo said, “We finally came to Macau! We’ve been talking about it for years.”