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Article: Preparing for the last act: In the final stages of his career, Placido Domingo's 'got it all'
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- March 18, 2007
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NEW YORK -- A makeup artist presses a pencil into the delicate
skin around Placido Domingo's left eye, drawing a dark line. A
woman's hand applies a touch of spirit gum to the tenor's hairline,
to keep an elaborate wig from slipping.
With a glance in his dressing room mirror, Domingo is ready for
his latest role -- that of a Chinese emperor, in a world premiere
production at the Metropolitan Opera. Striding out in a tortoise-
like armor costume, Domingo heads for the stage again.
At 66, he's determined to keep going, maintaining a killer
schedule that still takes him around the world, outlasting the usual
career span for a top tenor.
"The voice is a mystery, you know? It puzzles me why ...