José Plácido Domingo Embil (; born 21 January 1941), known as
Plácido Domingo, is a Spanish
tenor,
conductor and arts administrator. He has recorded
over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English and Russian in the most prestigious opera houses in the world. Although primarily a
lirico-spinto tenor for most of his career, especially popular for his
Cavaradossi,
Hoffmann,
Don José, and
Canio, he quickly moved into more dramatic roles, becoming the most acclaimed
Otello of his generation. In the early 2010s, he transitioned from the tenor repertory into almost exclusively baritone parts, most notably
Simon Boccanegra. He has performed
147 different roles.