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ABOUT THE CASTOpera singer PLÁCIDO DOMINGO (Monte) has achievedworldwide renown as a singer, conductor and arts administrator. Hehas performed 124 different roles—more than any other tenor in thehistory of music. He has sung in every major opera house in theworld and has made well over 100 recordings (earning 11 GrammyAwards ® ), more than 50 videos and three theatrically released films:“La Traviata,” “Otello” and “Carmen.” More than one billion peoplein 117 different countries saw his live telecast of “Tosca” from theauthentic locations in Rome.Domingo has conducted at the Vienna Staatsoper, MetropolitanOpera and Covent Garden, and has led symphonic ensembles including the BerlinPhilharmonic and Chicago Symphony.In 2000, he became artistic director of Los Angeles Opera, continuing his ongoinginvolvement with the Company since its inception in 1986; he was named general director in2003. Domingo gained recognition as an arts administrator as music director of the 1992Seville World’s Fair. He also continues as general director of Washington National Opera andis the founder and guiding force of Operalia, the international vocal competition.Within the past few years, Domingo has become one of the most decorated and honoredartists before the public today, being named one of the Kennedy Center Honorees;Commander of France’s Legion of Honor, a decoration given very rarely to a non-Frenchcitizen. He’s the recipient of the Honorary Knighthood of the British Empire, an honorarydoctorate from England’s Oxford University, and the highest decoration in the United States,the Medal of Freedom.Named by Hispanic magazine as the nation’s most influentialHispanic American, EDWARD JAMES OLMOS (El Diablo) is arespected actor and a passionate community activist. An awardwinner on Broadway (“Zoot Suit”), in film (“Stand and Deliver,”“Selena,” “Blade Runner”), and on television (“Miami Vice,”“American Family”), he currently stars on the Sci-Fi Channel’scritically acclaimed hit show “Battlestar Galactica,” which wasnamed the most watched drama in the world. Olmos also directedHBO’s “Walkout.”Known as the “Olivier of the Latino world,” Olmos spent manyyears in theatrical roles until his mesmerizing performance in the musical play “Zoot Suit,”which led to a Tony Award ® nomination. He later re-created the role for film and went on tostar in such films as “Wolfen” and “Blade Runner.” Olmos then scored a personal success withhis role as a Mexican cowboy in “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez,” directed by Robert M.Young, who also directed Olmos in “Saving Grace,” “Triumph of the Spirit,” “Talent for theGame” and “Caught.” He starred as a Korean War veteran on the PBS show “AmericanFamily.”In 1999, Olmos launched a nationwide multimedia project called “Americanos: Latino Lifein the United States,” including a five-year traveling photography exhibition organized by theSmithsonian Institution, a music CD featuring Latino artists, a documentary to air on HBO,and a book of essays, photos, and commentary by today’s most notable figures in the Hispanic28