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Placido Domingo has been honored this Sunday at La Scala in Milan , one of the most important operatic temples in the world, with a gala celebrated for the fiftieth anniversary of its debut in this theater that has deserved an ovation of 18 minutes by the public.

Fifty years after his first performance on December 7, 1969, Domingo has returned today to La Scala Milanese to delight classical music lovers with a concert of some of the best-known Verdian opera scenes .

A repertoire that has deserved an applause of 18 minutes and the cheers of an audience that has stood up to praise one of the most important Spanish tenors in the international arena, according to Italian media.

For his tribute gala, this singer, conductor, producer and composer has had Evelino Pidò as musical director and with Salvo Sgrò as choir teacher.

In addition, they sang with him three voices of great worldwide recognition: the Spanish soprano Saioa Hernández , the Spanish tenor Jorge de León and the Italian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto .

The repertoire has included arias and duets of Nabucco, Macbeth, Don Carlo, I vespri siciliani and Il Trovatore.

With this concert, La Scala has commemorated the professional career of one of the most admired artists of all time and the tribute will last a month , until January 13. Domingo has linked his name to La Scala for half a century.

From 1969 to today, he has participated in 35 productions of 23 opera titles (eight of which were seasonal openings), two performances of the Requiem Mass and eight concerts over 154 nights.

Famous were his interpretations for example on December 7, 1972 in 'Un ballo in maschera' , directed by Gianandrea Gavazzeni and with the artistic direction of Franco Zeffirelli; and in 1976 with 'Otello' , directed by Carlos Kleiber and again Zeffirelli, and broadcast live worldwide by Italian public television, in what was a historic collaboration between La Scala and RAI.

But he also delighted the public in 1982 with 'Ernani' , by Riccardo Muti and the artistic direction of Luca Ronconi; or in 1991 with 'Parsifal' , again with Muti and Waltraud Meier, and artistic direction of Cesare Lievi.

Placido Domingo has performed in Milan after last December 2 he played 'Nabucco' at the Palau de les Arts in Valencia, which was his first performance in Spain after this summer about twenty singers accused him of sexual harassment .

Given these facts, to preserve his image and exercise his defense with freedom, he presented his resignation as artistic director of the Los Angeles Opera .

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