Placido Domingo to Perform in Chichen Itza
Saturday August 2, 2008
Famed tenor Placido Domingo will give a concert in the ancient Maya site of Chichén Itzá on
Saturday, October 4th. In what is being billed as "The Concert of the Thousand Columns," the tenor will be accompanied by Mexican songwriter Armando Manzanero, Puerto Rican soprano Ana María Martínez, and the Yucatan Symphony Orchestra. The event commemorates the one-year anniversary of Chichen Itza being named a Wonder of the World, and also its 20-year anniversary of being named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Social Archaeological Fund of Chichén Itzá. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster Mexico.
Concerts are rarely performed in Mexico's archaeological sites, as the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), which oversees Mexico's ancient sites, has concerns about site degradation. Luciano Pavarotti performed a concert in Chichén Itzá in 1997 before an audience of 17,000.
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sr. Placido Domingo soy una respetuosa admiradora de su talento y es usted la persona mas honesta sin escandalos lo felicito por ese gran espectaculo que dio en mex.yo seria la persona mas feliz cuando este en un concierto suyo con mucho orgullo colecciono su maravillosa musica que dios lo bendiga a usted y sufamilia Rosy.
Sr. Domingo, por mas de 25 años he escuhado su musica, su voz es un regalo de Dios, usted Sr Domingo ha sido un modelo para mi al igual que nuestro astronauta es mi pais Costa Rica, solo espero algun dia poder darle un apreton de mano y tomarne una foto a su lado con mis hijos que les encanta su musica. Señor Domingo desde lo mas profundo de nuestros corazones le deseamos una vida maravillosa llena de amor al lado de su famila. Que Dios y la Virgen siempre los bendiga. Adrian Navarro