SANTA MONICA, CA - MAY 17: Tenor and conductor Placido Domingo and producer Milton Okun attend the opening night after party of 'Dulce Rosa' presented by The Broad Stage and LA Opera at The Broad Stage on May 17, 2013 in Santa Monica, California.
Tenor and conductor Placido Domingo, general director of the Los Angeles Opera, speaks as he accepts the "Heart of the City Award" at the Central City Association of Los Angeles 19th Annual "Treasures of Los Angeles" luncheon May 9, 2013. The annual award pays tribute to individuals and organizations in Los Angeles that have made significant contributions in various fields such as business and community, according to organisers.
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong (L), medical researcher, philanthropist, and chairman of the Chan Soon-Shiong Foundation, attends a VIP reception along with Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully (C) and Placido Domingo, general director of the Los Angeles Opera, at the Central City Association of Los Angeles "Treasures of Los Angeles" luncheon in Los Angeles May 9, 2013. Soon-Shiong received the "Treasures of Los Angeles" award, Scully received the "Lifetime Treasure Award" and Domingo received the "Heart of the City Award". (.
From left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, Mariinsky Theatre director Valery Gergiev and Kremlin's chief of staff Sergei Ivanov chat during the opening ceremony of the new stage of Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, May 2, 2013.
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo sings during a dress rehearsal on May 1, 2013 before the Grand gala dedicated to the opening of the new stage Mariinsky II theatre in St. Petersburg. Russia's famous Mariinsky theatre in Saint Petersburg was to inaugurate a new ballet and opera house on May 2 in an event coinciding with the 60th birthday of its hugely ambitious and well-connected director Valery Gergiev.
In this photo taken on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Spanish tenor Placido Domingo performs Siegmund aria from the opera The Valkyrie during a "pre-premiere" performance, put on for veterans and senior employees of the theatre in the new Mariinsky Theatre on the eve of the it's official opening in St.Petersburg, Russia.