Plácido Domingo has made hundreds of opera performances, music albums, and concert recordings throughout his career as an operatic tenor. From his first operatic leading role as Alfredo in La traviata in 1961, his major debuts continued in swift succession: Tosca at the Hamburg State Opera and Don Carlos at the Vienna State Opera in 1967; Adriana Lecouvreur at the Metropolitan Opera, Turandot in Verona Arena and La bohème in San Francisco in 1969; La Gioconda in 1970; Tosca at the Royal Opera House, London, in 1971; La bohème at the Bavarian State Opera in 1972; Il trovatore at the Paris Opéra in 1973 and Don Carlo at the Salzburg Festival in 1975, Parsifal in 1992 at the Bayreuth Festival; the same role is often recorded more than once.
Other than full-length opera performance recordings, Domingo has also made many music albums, recording opera arias, live opera performances and concerts, and crossover songs in solo and duet. His albums have simultaneously appeared on Billboard charts of best-selling classical and crossover recordings; contributing to many gold and platinum records and nine Grammy Awards.
Below are the lists of his recordings in full-length opera performances, music albums and compilation albums (including concerts) with other singers. However, the lists cannot be used to reflect his total number of performances because some of his operas and concerts have never been recorded.
Albums Studio albums YearAlbumConductor,ensembleAwardsCertificationsLabel1958Pepita EmbilLuis Mendoza LópezRCA Victor MKL-11441968Recital of Italian Operatic AriasNello SantiDeutsche Oper Berlin OrchestraGrand Prixdu DisqueTeldecCat: 737411969Romantic AriasEdward DownesRoyal Philharmonic OrchestraRCA Red SealCat: LSC-30831971Great Operatic Duets:Domingo & MilnesAnton GuadagnoLondon Symphony OrchestraRCA Red SealCat: LSC-31821972Domingo Sings CarusoVarious conductors and ensemblesRCA Red SealCat: LSC-32511973La Voce d'OroNello SantiNew Philharmonia OrchestraGrammynominationRCA Red SealCat: ARL1-0048Great Love Duets(with Katia Ricciarelli)Gianandrea GavazzeniOrchestra dell'Accademia di Santa CeciliaRCA Red SealCat: ARL1-27991973Domingo Conducts Milnes /Milnes Conducts DomingoPlácido Domingo, Sherrill MilnesNew Philharmonia OrchestraRCA Red SealCat: ARL1-01221974Fiesta de la Zarzuela(with Teresa Berganza)Luis Antonio García NavarroOrquesta Sinfónica de BarcelonaForlaneCat: 10 9031974Verdi and Puccini Duets(with Leontyne Price)Nello SantiNew Philharmonia OrchestraGrammynominationRCA Red SealCat: ARL1 08401976Be My loveStudio recording musiciansEMI ClassicsCat: CDP 7 95468 21978Romantic Opera Duets(with Renata Scotto)Kurt Herbert AdlerNational Philharmonic OrchestraColumbia MasterworksCat: M 351351979Plácidio Domingo and the Vienna Choir BoysHelmuth FroschauerWiener SängerknabenChorus ViennensisWiener SymphonikerRCA Red SealCat: ARL1-38351981Plácido Domingo Sings TangosRoberto PanseraStudio OrchesterSpain: GoldDeutsche GrammophonCat: 2536 416Perhaps Love(with John Denver)Lee HoldridgeCBS Recording StudioUS: PlatinumUK: SilverCAN: 2× PlatinumBRA: PlatinumCBS Records MK 37243Plácido Domingo: Opern-GalaCarlo Maria GiuliniLos Angeles PhilharmonicRoger Wagner ChoraleDeutsche GrammophonLP 477 6613CD 400030-2Christmas with Plácido DomingoLee HoldridgeVienna Symphony OrchestraCAN: GoldSony ClassicalCat: SK 372451982Canciones MexicanasSpain: GoldCBS1982Adoro Antonio FernandezStudio recording musiciansCBSCat: 372841983My Life for a SongLee HoldridgeStudio recording musiciansGrammynominationCBSCat: 7464-37799-21984Siempre En Mi Corazon(Always in My Heart) Lee HoldridgeRoyal Philharmonic OrchestraGrammyAwardCBS/SonyCat: 38828Sony ClassicalCat: 63199The Tales of Cri-Cri(with Mathieu & Emmanuel)Studio recording musiciansLP: CBS RecordsCat: 4100 8581985Save Your Nights for Me(featuring Maureen McGovern)Studio recording musiciansCBSCat: 398661986Vienna, City of My DreamsJulius RudelEnglish Chamber OrchestraAmbrosian SingersEMI ClassicsCat: 5 75241 2A Night at the Opera / The Magic Flute(with Jean-Pierre Rampal)Plácido DomingoRoyal Philharmonic OrchestraSonyCat: 42100Canta Para MéxicoVarious conductors and ensemblesDeutsche GrammophonCat: 419 310-11988Cantos Aztecas(Songs of the Aztecs)Mexico City Philharmonic OrchestraAleph RecordsCat: 111989The Unknown PucciniRCA studio New YorkGrammynominationCBS MasterworksCat: MK 44981Roman HeroesEugene KohnNational Philharmonic OrchestraAngel RecordsCat: 7 54053 21990Romanzas de ZarzuelasManuel Moreno-BuendiaMadrid Symphony OrchestraNational Zarezuela Theater ChorusEMI AngelCat: 0077774914826Soñadores de España(with Julio Iglesias)Various conductors and ensemblesSony InternationalCat: 80254Be My Love: An Album of LoveEugene KohnStudio recording musiciansUK: GoldEMICat: 954681991Together(with Itzhak Perlman)Jonathan TunickNew York Studio OrchestraEMI AngelCat: 54266The Broadway I Love(with Carly Simon & Rebecca Luker)Eugene KohnLondon Symphony OrchestraUK: SilverAtlantic / WEACat: 82350Mozart Arias(with Carol Vaness)Eugene KohnMunich Radio Symphony OrchestraEMI/AngelCat: 543291994Domingo Sings and Conducts Tchaikovsky(with Ofra Harnoy)Plácido Domingo,Randall Behr,The PhilharmoniaEMI/AngelCat: 55018De Mi Alma Latina 1Bebu SilvettiThe VVC Symphonic OrchestraGrammynominationMEX: GoldEMI RecordsCat: 7243 5 55263 2 81996Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique;Rouget de Lisle: La MarseillaiseDaniel BarenboimChicago Symphony OrchestraElektra / WEABajo El Cielo EspañolBebu SilvettiVVC Symphonic OrchestraSony ClassicalCat: SK 626251997De Mi Alma Latina 2Bebu SilvettiThe VVC Symphonic OrchestraEMI RecordsCat: 0724355636928Opera Gala(with Swenson & Hampson)Eugene Kohn,Philharmonia Orchestra and ChorusEMI ClassicsCat: CDC55554 2 71998Por AmorBebu SilvettiThe VVC Symphonic OrchestraMEX: GoldWarner MusicCat: 3984-23794-2Repeat the Sounding Joy(with Glenn Close)David T. ClydesdaleThe London Symphony OrchestraThe Ambrosian SingersHallmarkCat: 695XPR9729Opera Arias(with Leontina Vaduva)Plácido DomingoPhilharmonia OrchestraEMI ClassicsCat: 565841999Star Crossed Lovers(with Renée Fleming)Daniel BarenboimChicago Symphont OrchestraDeccaCat: 460793100 Años de Mariachi(100 años de Mariachi)Bebu SilvettiStudio recording musiciansGrammyAwardUS (Latin): PlatinumMEX: GoldEMI Classics07243556755212000Wagner Love Duets(with Deborah Voigt)Antonio PappanoRoyal Opera House OrchestraEMI ClassicsCat: 07243557004212001Domingo: Scenes from The RingAntonio PappanoRoyal Opera House OrchestraEMI ClassicsCat: 5 57242 2The Verdi TenorVarious conductors and ensemblesDeutsche GrammophonCat: 471 4782Verdi: The Tenor AriasVarious conductors and ensemblesDeutsche GrammophonCat: 471 335-22002Quiereme MuchoBebu SilvettiMiami Symphonic StringsEMI LatinCat: 7 24355 72942 2Fire & Ice(with Sarah Chang)Plácido DomingoBerlin Philharmonic OrchestraEMI ClassicsCat: 7243 5 57220 2 7Sacred SongsMarcello ViottiVerdi Grand Symphonic OrchestraVerdi ChorusDeutsche GrammophonCat: 471 57522006Italia Ti AmoEugene Kohn,Budapest Philharmonic OrchestraDeutsche GrammophonCat: 477 6086Cat: 477 55652007Gitano(with Rolando Villazón)Plácido DomingoOrquesta de la Comunidad de MadridVirgin Classics2008Pasión EspañolaMiguel Roa,Madrid Community OrchestraLatinGrammyAwardDeutsche GrammophonCat: 477 6590Plácido Domingo: Amore Infinito(with Bocelli, Groban, Jenkins, Domingo Jr)Nick IngmanLondon Symphony OrchestraDeutsche GrammophonCat: 477 81662012SongsEugene KohnAbbey Road StudiosAvatar StudiosSony ClassicalCat: 8876540393 2Cat: 8869193493 22013Verdi Baritone Arias Pablo Heras-CasadoOrquestra de la Comunitat ValencianaCor de la Generalitat ValencianaLatinGrammyAwardSony ClassicalCat: 88837 33122
Live albums
Concerts and operatic selections
YearAlbumConductor,ensembleAwardsCertificationsLabel1979Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir(with Hermann Prey)Vienna SymphonyVienna Chamber OrchestraRCA VictorCat: 7930-2-RG1984Zarzuela Arias and Duets(with Pilar Lorengar)Luis Antonio García NavarroORF-SymphonieorchesterGrammynominationCBS 392101986Le Grandi Voci Plácido DomingoFrequenz1989Domingo at the PhilharmonicZubin MehtaNew York PhilharmonicSonyLive in Tokyo 1988(with Kathleen Battle)James LevineMetropolitan Opera OrchestraGrammynominationDeutsche Grammophon445552Live RecordingsDeltaAve MariaVienna SymphonyThe Vienna Choir BoysRCA VictorCat: 53835-21991Por Fin Juntos(with Paloma San Basilio)EMINoche de ZarzuelaEnrique García AsensoOrquesta Sinfonica de MadridConcierto Gala de Reyes,Auditorio Nacional de MúsicaRTVE/RNE1992Domingo: Live from MiamiAllegro CorporationThe Domingo SongbookVarious conductors ensemblesSonyBarcelona Games(with Caballé, Carreras, et al.)RCA Victor Red Seal1992Gala Lirica(with Caballé, Carreras, et al.)RCA Victor Red Seal1993Christmas in Vienna(with Diana Ross & Carreras)Vienna SymphonyGumpoldskirchner Boys ChoirEchoKlassikAwardAUT: PlatinumCHE: Gold Sony ClassicalCat: 533581994Celebration in Vienna(with Dionne Warwick, Carreras, et al.)Vjekoslav ŠutejVienna Symphony,Vienna Children's ChoirSony ClassicalCat: 62696Vienna Noël(with Sissel Kyrkjebø & Aznavour)Vjekoslav Šutej,Vienna Symphony,Vienna Children's ChoirSony ClassicalCat: 6846261995Italian DelightsPrime CutsBattle & Domingo LiveDeutsche Grammophon1996Merry Christmas From Vienna (with Ying Huang & Michael Bolton)Steven MercurioVienna SymphonyGumpoldskirchner Boys ChoirSony ClassicalCat: 711325A Celebration of Christmas(with Natalie Cole & Carreras)EratoCat: 0630-16204-21997The Gold & Silver GalaAngel Records1998Christmastime in Vienna(with Fernández & Kaas)Steven MercurioVienna Symphony OrchestraVienna Children's ChoirSony ClassicalA Gala Christmas in Vienna(with Brightman, Cocciante & Lotti)Paul BatemanSteven MercurioVienna SymphonyGumpoldskirchner Boys ChoirSony ClassicalCat: 60396 (CD)Cat: 60759 (DVD)Gala au Metropolitan Opera de New York(with Montserrat Caballé, et al.)James LevineMetropolitan Opera OrchestraDeutsche GrammophonCat: 459 201-21999Live in AmericaHallmark (Empire)Plácido Domingo in Concert: Live in Seoul Koch Records2000Recitals: Plácido Domingo Vol 2,Arias & ScenesOpera D'oroNoches en los jardines de España /El sombrero de tres picosPlácido DomingoDaniel BarenboimChicago Symphony OrchestraTeldecCat: 0630 17145 22001Recitals: Plácido Domingo SingsArias & ScenesOpera D'oroOur Favorite Things(with Bennett, Church & Williams)Vienna SymphonySony ClassicalCat: 894682008Plácido Domingo: Recital & duetrecordings 1969–1989SonyCat: 73162222011Anna Netrebko: Live at The MetPlácido Domingo, et al.Metropolitan Opera OrchestraDeutsche Grammophon2014Domingo at The Met Various (Live)MasterworksPlácido Domingo's Operalia 2013Plácido DomingoSony ClassicalChristmas in Moscow(with Carreras & Kyrkjebø)David GiménezRussian National OrchestraSony Classical
Compilation albums This section contains a partial list of compilation albums with Domingo. It includes solely re-released material, unless otherwise noted. Previously unreleased selections from live performances are included under Live recordings: Concerts and operatic selections above.
Solo albums and collaborations