Top quotes by Placido Domingo

I attended less than two years of Conservatory in Mexico City. Votes: 19

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. Votes: 10

Every three days on average, I am alone on stage, facing the public. Votes: 9

The voice collects and translates your bad physical health, your emotional worries, your personal troubles. Votes: 8

Should it happen tomorrow, I would fall to my knees to give thanks to God for such a career. Votes: 8

When I was a young man, I was a baritone, very far from possessing the whole range of the tenor then. Votes: 6

Young singers are much better educated musically, much better informed, through discs and videos, than I was. Votes: 6

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. Votes: 6

I feel like a little boy who is constantly offered new toys. Votes: 6

We all have a destiny in accordance with the breadth of our shoulders. My shoulders are broad. Votes: 5

Honestly, if the public still wants to hear me in some works, I have to go down a half step. Votes: 5

I will prove that a great conducting career is expecting me. Votes: 5

On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach the top that I accept the stress of being there. Votes: 4

The press regularly proclaims my ambitions and my financial demands. Votes: 4

The public is a part of my real life. Votes: 4

When a young artist is ready, one has to bring him into the limelight. Votes: 4

I have always studied my parts with the orchestral score and not with the piano reduction. Votes: 4

When you are confronted with an opera, you have to keep an eye on everything: the musicians, the chorus, the ballet, the singers, the staging. Votes: 4

When it becomes clear that no one else shares your level of passion, you are where you belong. Votes: 4

When facing symphonic orchestras which have played some works five thousands times, you have nothing to do. Votes: 4

The high note is not the only thing. Votes: 4

But enough joking. I am singing. This is all my life. Votes: 3

If money was my only motivation, I would organize myself differently. Votes: 2

My strength is my enthusiasm. Votes: 2

To stay at my best, I have to stop talking during the preceding day. Votes: 2

The atmosphere of the theater is my oxygen. Votes: 2

With my personal preparation at the piano, I can afford to hum at half voice. Votes: 2

I am never wrong when it comes to my possibilities. Votes: 2

I feel at home in an orchestral score. Votes: 1

But I won't deprive myself of singing opera as long as my voice follows. Votes: 0

Don't you think it astonishing that, at 58, I am still working at improving my career? Votes: 0

I hope I have given back half the joy music has given me. Votes: 0

I was married at 16, a father at 17 and divorced at 18. Votes: 0

I'm not superstitious because it brings bad luck. Votes: 0

In the last century, everybody was singing lower. Votes: 0

It is strange, but nobody is shocked when pop singers make a fortune in the space of two years. Votes: 0

Let us be clear: I take ten times more money for a concert than for an opera performance. Votes: 0

Singing becomes a form of therapy. Votes: 0

Sometimes pianists try to sound like singers: me personally, I try to sound like a Bösendorfer. Votes: 0

The public made me and then encouraged me for many years, and my future even now depends upon it. Votes: 0

This season, over eight productions, I am presenting four young tenors. Votes: 0

What is sad is not to be able to do today what you have done in your youth. But what is good is to remember that - when you were able - you did it to the best of your ability. Votes: 0

When working with an orchestra, you never spend more than 20 minutes per recording session. Votes: 0