Plácido Domingo Net Worth
Famous Spanish tenor and conductor Plácido Domingo has an incredible musical talent that was appropriately financially rewarded. His high-paid jobs and sales of his recordings and writings brought him huge fortune. Domingo’s current net worth is slightly over $200 million as of 2015. His career is really fascinating to read about.
Domingo was born January 21, 1941 in Madrid, Spain. At early age of 16, Placido married 19 year old girl from his piano class, Ana María Guerra Cué. She gave birth to their son only ten months after wedding. However this young love wasn’t meant to last. The couple divorced the same year the child was born. In 1962, Domingo married his second wife Marta Ornelas. They still live together today.
He published many writings, such as My First Forty Years, Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera, and So When Does the Fat Lady Sing? He released also many crossover albums that helped him reach wider audience and are one of important factors behind his growing net worth. He also played in several opera movies.
Placido is very active in various charities. List of noble causes he participated on includes benefit concert A Night For New Orleans, Ciudad de la Alegria Foundation, and some actions organized by Doctors Without Borders. It’s really nice of him that he remembers the less fortunate and tries to help them.
