Placido Domingo, opera's reigning s...

Placido Domingo, opera's reigning supertenor, will headline the Ravinia Festival's gala fund-raiser nearest season.

in the same manner mark your calendars: That marked occurrence is scheduled for Aug. 4 2007 and individual tickets go on on sale in January.

yet reservations are being accepted now for benefit tables starting at $25000 Phone (847) 266-5045 for more information.

The booking is a coup for Ravinia because Domingo, in addition to being opera's greatest in quantity in-demand star, prefers the opera stage to concordance engagements. At Ravinia, he will perform with the Chicago harmony Orchestra, conducted by music director James Conlon The program for the benefit, sponsored at the Ravinia Women's Board, will be announced later.

Now 65 Domingo is redirecting his focus to his parts as general director of the Washington Opera and the looks Angeles Opera. "For me, it is bonus time," he said in an interview last year with the Sun- Times. "I at no time thought I would sing this extended But I have not decided about retiring."

Last season at Lyric Opera, the Spanish-born tenor appeared as Siegmund in "Die Walkure" of Wagner's "Ring" revolution of time He last performed at Ravinia in 1994

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