Quotes from Placido Domingo

I then realized that I could never be satisfied again with the mere natural charm of my voice, that I had to constantly paint when singing, melting all the colors, expressing reds and blacks that had to be less primary but bursting with subtly colored combinations.

My strength is my enthusiasm.

Every three days on average, I am alone on stage, facing the public.

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

The public made me and then encouraged me for many years, and my future even now depends upon it.

The voice collects and translates your bad physical health, your emotional worries, your personal troubles.

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

This circus games aspect has existed since the beginning of my career.

Let us be clear: I take ten times more money for a concert than for an opera performance.

I hope I have given back half the joy music has given me.

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

I feel at home in an orchestral score.

I am never wrong when it comes to my possibilities.

With my personal preparation at the piano, I can afford to hum at half voice.

The public made me and then encouraged me for many years, and my future even now depends upon it.

This season, over eight productions, I am presenting four young tenors.

Every three days on average, I am alone on stage, facing the public.

But enough joking. I am singing. This is all my life.

I will prove that a great conducting career is expecting me.

On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach the top that I accept the stress of being there.

The high note is not the only thing.

The atmosphere of the theater is my oxygen.

Between parts I was too old for and roles that were too overwhelming, out of reach then for my voice. I carved out a niche with the Wagnerian repertoire since I am attracted by its theatrical intensity.

Singing becomes a form of therapy.