Marta Domingo

Marta Domingo (née Ornelas, born 1935) is a Mexican opera soprano, stage director and designer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she performed as a lyric soprano in Mexico and Israel. Since the 1990s, she has directed operas in Europe and North America. She is married to Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo, who has credited her with helping to guide his career. Biography Early life Marta Ornelas was born in Veracruz, Mexico. She studied at the National Conservatory of Music in Mexico City. Career She started her career as an opera soprano for Opera Belles Artes in Mexico City. She then joined the Israel National Opera in Israel, where she was a lead soprano for two and a half years. During that period, she had leading roles in Così fan tutte, The Barber of Seville, Die Fledermaus, Carmen, Faust, Eugene Onegin, Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, La bohème, and Pagliacci.