Placido Domingo of Three Tenors fame is switching roles for what may be his final operatic performance.
Singing baritone is nothing new for Placido Domingo, who began his career in the lower, richer voice range. But that was nearly 50 years ago. In 1960, he switched to tenor, and it is in that capacity that the singer has made his career. His collaborations with fellow tenors José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti are famous world-wide. However, his dream of performing the title role in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra means that he will sing baritone in what the 66-year-old Domingo notes may very well be his final performance before retirement. He will appear at Berlin's Staatsoper Unter den Linden in 2009. Other scheduled performances include La Scala in Milan and the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
Now that Domingo is dropping down a notch, will that make the famous trio Two Tenors and a Baritone?
