Opera News -
Placido Domingo has renewed his contract as general director of LA Opera
through the end of the 2021-22 season, the company’s board chairman, Marc
Stern, announced today in Los Angeles. "Music is my life, and my
three-decade association with LA Opera has been one of the most rewarding
aspects of my career," Domingo said in a statement issued by the company.
"I am incredibly grateful to have taken part in the company's many
artistic achievements, and I am thankful to be able to continue leading this
extraordinary opera company well into the future. I have many hopes and dreams
for LA Opera, and I'm truly excited about everything that lies ahead for us as
we begin our next 30 years. I am so proud to call this company home.”
Domingo has
been a major presence in the administration of LA Opera since the company’s was
inaugurated in 1986 with a performance of Verdi’s Otello that featured the
singer in the title role. Domingo initially served the company as artistic
consultant from 1984 through 2000, then took on the role of artistic director
through 2003; that year he was named as LA Opera’s general director. He has
performed in every LA Opera season since 1987, and will have sung a total of
160 performances of twenty-eight different roles roles with the company by the
end of the 2016-17 season. During that time he will have also conducted more
than 100 performances of twenty-three different productions with the company.
As LA Opera’s general director, Domingo is part of a tripartite leadership team
that includes music director James Conlon and president and CEO Christopher
Koelsch. "Plácido Domingo was essential to the creation of the opera
community in Los Angeles, with a nearly 50-year association with the city. His
extraordinary impact on LA Opera's artistic success and reputation in
particular cannot be overstated," said Christopher Koelsch, LA Opera’s
president and chief executive officer. "He has been an indispensable part
of the company in every single season throughout our history, beginning with
our very first production, and I am honored to continue working with him for
many seasons to come.
This article originally appeared in Opera News, see the the link below for the original release.
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