Plácido in Doha, Azerbaijan & California

I've been a bit remiss in keeping up with this blog recently. (Not enough hours in the day!)

Spanish tenor Placido Domingo performs the anthology of zarzuela (Spanish operetta) with members of the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra in Doha on May 13, 2010. (From Getty Images: used without permission)

Placido Domingo wows crowd

Eleven-time Grammy Award winner Placido Domingo delivered yet another solid performance before 3,500 adoring fans on Thursday night at The Pearl-Qatar featuring in a new spectacular production of ‘Antologia de la Zarzuela’.

The world-renowned tenor brought the audience to the height of their emotions with his versatile and strong voice possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout the two-hour show.

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"For me, this music is my life. It's the first music I ever heard in my life. Wherever I go in the world, I always bring the Zarzuela repertoire in my concerts. When I can do a program like this of just Zarzuela, it is even more special."

The 69-year-old was back at work within weeks of surgery in New York to remove a malignant polyp from his colon.

Cantar con Plácido fue un placer

Sobre Plácido Domingo afirma que «sólo tengo palabras de elogio,  es una leyenda andante, y como persona tiene una calidad humana que nos sorprendió a todos. Compartió las felicitaciones con nosotros y siempre se prestó a posar con una sonrisa para que nosotros tuviéramos una fotografía», explica la soprano. «Lo que más me ha sorprendido es su fuerza, tanto encima del escenario como fuera. Prácticamente le acaban de operar y  nadie lo diría», añade.

PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV PARTICIPATES IN CEREMONY MARKING 87TH BIRTHDAY OF NATIONAL LEADER HEYDAR ALIYEV AND 6TH ANNIVERSARY OF HEYDAR ALIYEV FOUNDATION

World-known Spanish tenor and conductor José Plácido Domingo Embil sang at the concert and met President Ilham Aliyev.

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