This year's Grammy salute To Jazz honoree isguitarist Kenny Burrell and the Grammy Salute To Classical Music honoree is tenor Plácido Domingo. Each event will feature live performances and a special presentation of The Recording Academy President's Merit Award to these accomplished artists in honor of their artistic excellence and prolific contributions to their respective genres. Both events will feature a private cocktail reception, special presentation of the award and guest performances.
The GRAMMY Salute To Classical Music will honor Domingo at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, Calif., onJan. 27. With seven GRAMMY Awards and three Latin GRAMMY Awards, Domingo's diverse repertoire includes 130 opera roles, more than 100 recordings and 50 music videos. In addition to being one of the most influential singing actors in the history of opera, he is also a respected conductor and a major force as an opera administrator in his role as general director of the Washington National Opera and the Los Angeles Opera. He has conducted many opera performances with the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, the Vienna State Opera, and Los Angeles Opera. He most recently conducted Yo-Yo Ma at the Hollywood Bowl. Domingo's film work includes three feature opera films, and his featured voiceover work includes the role of Monte in Disney's Beverly Hills Chihuahua and playing himself in the TV show "The Simpsons." In 1993 he founded Operalia, an annual vocal competition that has helped launch the careers of many singers who have become major forces on the world's stages. Grammy Awards 2010 Live Stream on Jan. 31, 2010.
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