My First Forty Years Author:Placido Domingo The life--until now--of one of the greatest and most admired opera singers performing today. And what a life! Now in his early forties, Placido Domingo has accomplished nearly everything that might normally be considered part of an opera singer's career. Yet in addition to performing in opera and concerts on four continents... more », he maintains an astonishing schedule of recording sessions, filmings, television appearances, and interviews, and his worldwide popularity is a phenomenon. In MY FIRST FORTY YEARS, Domingo--as generous, open, and perceptive as his singing is glorious--gives us a totally personal book about the public side of his life: a bouyant account of his development as an artist, as well as a wide range of his ideas and opinions on everything from zarzuela singing and the tenors of the past to digital recording and the (high) price of opera tickets.