A Tenor Less
by Ian R. Thorpe
26 Janary 2001
We heard this week that Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo will no longer perform as a tenor. In future all Mr. Domingo's singing will be in the Baritone register.
Nice to know his bollocks have dropped at last. But the story reminds Boggart Blog of an incident a few years ago when Domingo was booked to appear in Manchester on the came day as a Tom Jones gig.
Anxious to impress, the council laid on a massive reception to greet the megastar. When his train pulled into the station a band who had been instructed to look for a big, barrel chested bloke with black hair struck up "Delilah," and a pretty girl stepped forward, presented a bunch of lilies and said "welcome to Manchester Mr. Jones."
"Hey, I'm not Tom Jones," the Opera star said, "I'm Placido Domingo, probably the best tenor in the world."
Amid much embarrassed shuffling of feet he was hustled away to the Town Hall where the Mayor and a line up of local celebrities waited to congratulate their visitor and entertain him at a gourmet luncheon.
"Mr Jones, it is an honour and a privilege to welcome such an internationally renowned figure to our city."
"But I'm not Tom Jones, I'm Placido Domingo the Opera singer," the Spaniard protested.
"Oh, never mind then," said the Mayor, "they do a good all day breakfast at Stan's Greasy Spoon just round the corner."
Finally Domingo made it to his hotel and on being led into his room encountered a naked, voluptuous woman lying on the bed."
"What are you doing in my room?" he asked.
She said, "Mr. Jones, I'm here for your comfort.
And he began to sing "Its Not Unusual."
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