Quotes by Placido Domingo

“When it becomes clear that no one else shares your level of passion, you are where you belong.”

“The high note is not the only thing.”

“The day is close that I quit singing,”

“I really dont know how to do it -- a tour or a concert or if I just say, thats it, thats the last night.”

“Becoming artistic director at L.A. Opera feels less like a major change in my life there than a kind of upgrading,”

“Maestro Behr was a dynamic conductor who worked so well with soloists, the chorus and the musicians of the orchestra, all of whom respected him greatly. He will be deeply missed.”

“Francescas productions are always beautifully balanced between the intimacy of the characters and the sweep of the epic, and I think that she will use the symbols of America brilliantly.”

“I want to do more commissions and the very important second and third productions of new works - giving them the life that will bring them into the standard repertoire.”

“I loved working with Spiro because he has the totality of colors in his performing palette. He is a singer of wonderful imagination and a real professional.”

It is strange, but nobody is shocked when pop singers make a fortune in the space of two years.

Should it happen tomorrow, I would fall to my knees to give thanks to God for such a career.

If money was my only motivation, I would organize myself differently.