On February 22, 1966, Plácido Domingo had his international breakthrough by singing the title role of this opera at the US premiere of the work by the New York City Opera.
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He first drew international attention in 1964 when he sang the title role in the world premiere of Alberto Ginastera's Don Rodrigo, which led to a series of appearances at the Royal Opera, London during the 1960s.
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It marked the beginning of his reigning years at the Teatro Colón where he portrayed four roles in 1964: the title role in the world premiere of Alberto Ginastera's Don Rodrigo, Gabriele Adorno in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra, Kalaf in Ferruccio Busoni's Turandot, and the title role in "Oedipus Rex" ((Stravinsky)).
Alberto Ginastera, Excerpts from the opera "Don Rodrigo" (world premiere), Cantata “Milena”, Five Popular Argentine Songs (orchestral version of Cinco Canciones Populares Argentinas, op.10, by Shimon Cohen, world premiere), Santa Barbara Symphony, with Plácido Domingo, Virginia Tola and Ana Maria Martinez (EMI, Paris)
He began his tenure with the New York City Opera in 1966, where he appeared regularly until 1972, in Tosca (with Sherrill Milnes as Scarpia), Carmen (opposite Huguette Tourangeau), Gianni Schicchi (with Norman Treigle and Beverly Sills), Der Rosenkavalier (with Elisabeth Grümmer), La traviata, Bomarzo (in its New York premiere), Lucia di Lammermoor (with Sills), Don Rodrigo (of Ginastera), and Mefistofele (with Treigle).
The Knight of Olmedo (about 1620-25), tragedy rooted in the Celestina, is based on a popular cantar: Don Alonso dies at the hands of Don Rodrigo, jealous at losing Doña Ines.