Legendary tenor Plácido Domingo has renewed his contract as general director of Los Angeles Opera through the 2021-22 season, the company announced after a board meeting Thursday. “Music is my life, and my three-decade association with L.A. Opera has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my career,” Domingo said in the announcement. Now 75, he has performed in every L.A. Opera season since starring in its inaugural production of Verdi’s “Otello” in 1986. His contract in considered “evergreen” and is renewed on a biannual basis by a vote of the L.A. Opera board. SNAP Video Placido stars in "Macbeth" at the L.A. Opera through October 16.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 07, 2016 17:08 UTC