List of awards and nominations received by Plácido Domingo explained

Plácido Domingo has received numerous awards and honors, including:^{[1] [2]}

Grammy Awards

• 1971: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for Verdi: Aida
• 1974: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for G. Puccini: La bohème
• 1983: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for Verdi: La traviata
• 1984: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for Bizet: Carmen
• 1984: Best Latin Pop Performance for Always in My Heart (Siempre en mi corazon)
• 1988: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for Wagner: Lohengrin
• 1990: Best Classical Vocal Performance for Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert
• 1992: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten
• 2000: Best Mexican-American Performance for 100 Years of Mariachi

Latin Grammy Awards

• 2000: Best Classical Album for T. Breton: La Dolores
• 2001: Best Classical Album for I. Albéniz: Merlin
• 2008: Best Classical Album for various composers: Pasión Española^[3]
• 2010: Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year^[4]
• 2014: Best Classical Album for Verdi: Baritone Arias

Government and organization honors

Austria

• Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class (1992)^[5]
• Kammersänger und Ehrenmitglied der Wiener Staatsoper
• Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Land Wien – 2007
• Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007)^[6]

France

• Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur
• Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
• Grande Médaille de la Ville de Paris
• Commandeur of the Légion d'Honneur – March 2002

Italy

• Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic – 3 April 1991^[7]
• Knight Grand Cross Order of Merit of the Italian Republic – 2 April 1997^[8]

Japan

• Praemium Imperiale - 2013

Mexico

• Orden del Águila Azteca, (Mexico).^{[9] [10]}

Monaco

• Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit (November 1999)^[11]

Spain

• Premio Príncipe de Asturias – 18 October 1991
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit – 20 September 2002
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Arts and Letters of Spain – 14 January 2011
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic – 20 January 2011
• Knight Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise – 7 October 2016

Sweden

• Birgit Nilsson Prize, inaugural recipient (20 February 2009)^{[12] [13] [14]}

Portugal

• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry – 1 July 1998
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Public Instruction – 31 August 2018 ^[15]

United Kingdom

• Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) – October 2002

USA

• Kennedy Center Honors – 3 December 2000
• The Presidential Medal of Freedom – 9 July 2002

Venezuela

• Keys to the city of Caracas - September 2009

Other countries

• Knight Grand Cross OMRI (Italy) – 2 April 1997^[16]
• Cavalliere di Malta (Malta)
• Order of the Cedars (Lebanon) (2004)
• Medal of Honour (Oman) - October 2011

NPO

• UNICEF Socio de Honor (UNICEF)

Honorary doctorates

• Royal Northern College of Music, England (1982)
• Philadelphia College of Performing Arts, USA (1982)
• Oklahoma City University, USA (1984)
• Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain (1989)
• New York University, USA (1990)
• Georgetown University, USA (1992)
• Washington College of Chestertown, USA (2000)
• Anáhuac University, Mexico (2001)
• Chopin Music Academy, Poland (2003)
• Oxford University, England (2003)
• California State University, Stanislaus, USA (2010)
• Harvard University, USA (2011)^[17]
• Universidad Europea de Madrid, Spain (2013)^[18]
• University of Murcia, Spain (2014)
• Berklee College of Music, USA (2014)
• University of Salamanca, Spain (2015)^[19]
• Manhattan School of Music, USA (2018)^[20]

Other

• In the 1980s, a Sesame Street muppet was named in his honor: Placido Flamingo.^[21]
• A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – 1993 (Location: Domingo, Placido LT 7000 Hollywood Blvd)^[22]
• The Excellence Award at the 1991 Lo Nuestro Awards.^[23]
• A star on the Kunstmeile (Art Mile) in Vienna (2008)
• Sociedad General de Autores Española (Best Lyric Singer of the Year 1997) for his role in the world premiere of "Divinas Palabras" (1997)
• Association of Argentinian Music Critics (Best Male Singer in 1997) for “Samson and Dalila" (1997)
• Baltika Grand Prix for Outstanding Achievement (June 1998)
• American Latina Media Arts (ALMA) Awards (Outstanding Performances By An Individual or Act in A Variety) (1998)
• Hispanic Heritage Award for Arts (September 1999)
• Great Prize of the International Music Press (September 2000)
• The Ella Award, the Society of Singers Lifetime Achievement Award (2002)^[24]
• Opera News Award for distinguished achievement, inaugural recipient, 2005
• Classical BRIT Awards (2006) (Critics' Award for Tristan und Isolde and Lifetime Achievement Award^[25]
• Domingo was named "The King of singers" in BBC Music Magazine for April 2008 issue. He was voted as the greatest tenor in history by 16 renowned opera critics in a quest to find the world top 20 operatic tenors. The headline of the page stated: "The king of the singers – The critics number 1 choice. Domingo is that rarest vocal phenomena, a tenor who uses his voice in the service of re-creating great art, and not as a thrilling end in itself."^{[26] [27] [28]}
• BAMBI award in 1985 and 2008^[29]
• In 2009 Domingo was appointed the inaugural Washington Ambassador to the Arts by Guide for the Arts.^[30]
• Plácido Domingo is an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music (Hon Ram) since 2000.^[31]
• The King of Sweden awarded Plácido Domingo with the first Birgit Nilsson Prize in October 2009. With one million dollars, it is the biggest prize in classical music.^[32]
• Also in October 2009, he received the German Echo Award for Lifetime Achievement.^[33]
• Anton Coppola Excellence in the Arts Award (2011 recipient)^[34]

See also

• List of recordings by Plácido Domingo
• The Three Tenors
• Christmas in Vienna I, II, III, and VI
• Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

External links

• Official website
• Plácido Domingo International Operalia Opera Singer Contest
• World Tour Homepage
• Discography on EMI Classics website
• Discography on DG Classics website
• Opera is expensive, singers are cheap, Plácido Domingo about too small Operas, Casting-Singers as Paul Potts and the humility before a great career (Interview by Nahuel Lopez in German, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, 17 March 2009)
• Interview with Domingo from The Guardian, 10 July 2005
• Biography at the Kennedy Center
• Plácido Domingo's video of concerts and Opera from YouTube.com
• Guardian article detailing his switch to baritone.
• History of the Tenor - Sound Clips and Narration

Notes and References

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2. Web site: | Awards/ Special Honours. Placidodomingo.com. 2015-06-10. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150611223255/http://www.placidodomingo.com/inhalt.php?menu_level=2&id_kunden=196&id=706. 2015-06-11.
3. http://www.grammy.com/latin/9_latin/
4. Placido Domingo to be Honored as the 2010 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. September 14, 2010. November 8, 2010. Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.
5. Web site: Reply to a parliamentary question . German . 2038 . 8 December 2012 .
6. Web site: Reply to a parliamentary question . German . 1826 . 23 October 2012 .
7. Web site: Onorificenze - Dettaglio del conferimento . Quirinale.it . 2015-06-10.
8. Web site: Onorificenze - Dettaglio del conferimento . Quirinale.it . 2015-06-10.
9. Web site: | Awards/ Special Honours. Placidodomingo.com. 2015-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20141221023510/http://www.placidodomingo.com/inhalt.php?id=706&menu_level=2&id_mnu=1037&id_kunden=196. 2014-12-21. dead.
10. Web site: Ecos de Sociedad . October 13, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110530230916/http://67.199.16.148/en-sociedad/2008/6/9/92792/print . May 30, 2011.
11. Web site: N° 7418 du VENDREDI 26 NOVEMBRE 1999 * Ordonnance Souveraine n° 14.274 du 18 novembre 1999 portant promotions . Legimonaco.mc . 2015-06-10.
12. Web site: Home . Birgitnilssonprize.org . 2014-10-10 . 2015-06-10.
13. https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gnKgONUaOdkBKuQoBQL3kfuwG3AQD96FFTOG0
14. Web site: Account . Domingo Awarded $1 Million Prize . Contactmusic.com . 2009-02-20 . 2015-06-10.
15. http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=172&idi=6518 President of Portugal
16. Web site: Onorificenze - Dettaglio del conferimento . Quirinale.it . 2015-06-10.
17. Web site: Honorary Degrees Harvard University . www.harvard.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150825234715/http://www.harvard.edu/on-campus/commencement/honorary-degrees . 2015-08-25.
18. Web site: Plácido Domingo, Doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad Europea . January 28, 2013 . . January 29, 2013.
19. Web site: USAL TV - Acto de Investidura de Doctor Honoris Causa a Plácido Domingo . January 13, 2015 . . January 14, 2015.
20. Web site: Plácido Domingo To Receive Honorary Doctorate. operawire.com. 3 May 2018. en-US. 2018-05-05.
21. Web site: Placido Flamingo (Character) : from Sesame Street, Special (1988) (TV). IMDb.com. 2015-06-10.
22. Web site: Hollywood Walk of Fame. https://archive.today/20120526080051/http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/walkoffamestarlocations.htm . dead . May 26, 2012 . October 13, 2009 .
23. News: Latin Music Finds Harmony In Awards Crisp, Entertaining Tv Program A Breakthrough For Fledgling Trade Group.. https://web.archive.org/web/20131002051228/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-06-01/features/9103010472_1_latin-music-awards-musica-latina-ana-gabriel. dead. October 2, 2013. Sun-Sentinel. Tribune Company. Lannert. John. June 1, 1991 . August 16, 2013.
24. Web site: Ella Award Special Events . February 12, 2011 . May 10, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150514064028/http://www.singers.org/special-events/ . May 14, 2015 .
25. Web site: Entertainment | Domingo dominates Classical Brits . News.bbc.co.uk . 2006-05-05 . 2015-06-10.
26. BBC Music Magazine, April 2008 issue, pp. 32–34
27. Web site: Press Office - Domingo hits BBC top spot as greatest tenor ever . BBC.co.uk . 2014-09-24 . 2015-06-10.
28. Web site: Classical-Music.com | The official website of BBC Music Magazine . Bbcmusicmagazine.com . 2015-05-27 . 2015-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080501170042/http://www.bbcmusicmagazine.com/viewIssue.asp?id=964 . 2008-05-01 . dead .
29. Web site: |. Placidodomingo.com. 2015-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20101030101343/http://www.placidodomingo.com/inhalt.php?id=2752&menu_level=1&id_mnu=2752&id_kunden=196. 2010-10-30. dead.
30. Web site: Placido Domingo named Ambassador by Guide For The Arts . 1888pressrelease.com . 2009-07-13 . 2015-06-10.
31. Web site: Honorary Members of the Royal Academy of Music (Oct.14, 2009). Royal Academy of Music. 14 October 2009. 14 October 2009.
32. Web site: Entertainment | Tenor Domingo collects opera gong . News.bbc.co.uk . 2009-10-14 . 2015-06-10.
33. News: Placido Domingo honored for life's work with German Echo award. 28 July 2015. Deutsche Welle. 19 October 2009.
34. Web site: Studio 10 | Tampa Bay, Clearwater, St. Petersburg | Thursday Segment . Studio10.tv . 2001-09-11 . 2015-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150611171556/http://www.studio10.tv/day/thursday/segment.aspx/175270/A_Night_of_Stars . 2015-06-11 . dead .