Plácido Domingo

As the military general returns from battle to his loyal wife, a resentful ensign busily plots his ruin by using his own jealous nature against him.

Plácido Domingo's triumphant return to his baritone roots is captured in this stunning Teatro alla Scala's 2010 production of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra.

This video captures a real rarity: one of the very few times the brilliant Plácido Domingo performed both of the great tenors roles during the same evening at the Met. Domingo singing either Turiddu (in Cavalleria) or Canio (in Pagliacci) would be remarkable, but to get both in the same incandescent performance is to see history. With James Levine’s passionate conducting, Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic production, and the sensational singing actors Tatiana Troyanos (Santuzza), Teresa Stratas (Nedda), and Sherrill Milnes (Tonio), these searing one-act operas blaze.

Elijah Moshinsky’s atmospheric production, designed by Mark Thompson, sets the stage for this gripping performance of Tchaikovsky’s passionate setting of Pushkin’s classic novel. Valery Gergiev’s idiomatic and authoritative conducting inspires a superb cast, headed by Plácido Domingo (Ghermann), breathtaking in his portrayal of a man unraveling toward suicide. Galina Gorchakova is Lisa, the woman he loves and destroys, Dmitri Hvorostovsky lends a superb voice and regal bearing to Prince Yeletsky; and Elisabeth Söderström is hair-raising as the old Countess. Olga Borodina is Paulina and Nikolai Putilin is Count Tomsky.

Through personal recollections and archival footage, this multilayered portrait sheds light on the mesmerizing and contradictory personality of Herbert von Karajan, deepening the mystery of one of the 20th century's greatest conductors.

A portrait of one of the most celebrated opera singers in history and his quest to breathe new life into his art form by reaching broader audiences.

Oscar-winning director Ron Howard’s intimate portrait of legendary opera star Luciano Pavarotti, with epic performances and never-before-seen footage.