Placido Domingo ‘has been cashed out’
mainWe thought his plan to put Aida on wheels was a dud.
Apparently not. The backers are still clamouring for investment. Read this.
Too good an opportunity to keep to ourselves…. don’t you think?
Subject: Reminder: Investor search for AIDA stadium opera production with Majestro Plácido Domingo
Dear (name witheld)
We have not receive a final feedback for this investment opportunity yet. Hence, we just remind you with this mail.
We are looking for an investor of the above mentioned unique investment opportunity.
The company has focused on the development, production and global marketing including the exploitation of all licenses and sub-licensing of the project “AIDA – The Stadium World Tour” with Plácido Domingo as artistic and music director and conductor. The detailed key data of the company including the overall concept of the stadium performance are compiled and are available to you after signing a non-disclosure agreement. We have already attached a teaser for this project.
The current situation presents itself as follows:
AIDA project has already been funded with 1.5 million EUR. For example, half of the stage set has been created with this amount and Mr. Domingo has been cashed out as well. To get the AIDA project off the ground, up to 3.5 million EUR are needed as debt capital.
What can we offer to the investor?
– Assignment of 100% of the revenues of the cinema live streaming (might be extended of all other audio visual marketing (TV, DVD, etc.)
– Assignment of 100% of the revenues of the first performance in Europe and of the first performance in Asia (after deduction of costs – relevant only for Asia)
– Assignment of further revenues of merchandising, sponsoring, etc.
This is supposed to return the investment. Furthermore, the investor obtains a long-term participation of the revenues for further performances in the next years.
If this does not match your expectations, please tell us under what circumstances you could provide sufficient financing for this AIDA project.
We would really appreciate to introduce and discuss this investment option with you. If you are interested please send us your response or contact us via phone [redacted]
We guarantee absolute seriousness and confidentiality and expect it as well from your side.
mit freundlichen Grüßen / with kind regards / 谨致问候
[redacted]
When is enough enough? This man needs to go. His acolytes should follow.
The language of this sounds much akin to that of other internet scammers who operate from a non Western country. Perhaps someone should contact Maestro Domingo to check if this is real or not.
The fad for touring arena opera was relatively short and died some time ago. Who on earth is going to fund this production when PD is only conducting? If this project actually gets off the ground, I believe it will crash back down pretty quickly.
His recent shows have sold out. I would definately go see him, even if he is only a conductor.
Oh Please!
Sounds dreadful. He needs to retire.
Sounds like a scam ..oh wait it is a scam
sounds like a hoax.
No one since Price can sing Aida.
Dame Margaret was indeed a formidable talent…
He meant Leontyne Price, Dame Margaret did not sing AIDA
Dame Margaret sang AIDA next to Pavarotti in SF, just not an ideal role for her but bad casting has been around for a long time – Maria Chiara was a great AIDA!
Aprile Millo and Sondra Radvanovsky immediately come to mind. I’m sure there are many others.
Mr. NY – not quite true! The young Gwyenth Jones… available live on the net! Not to mention the true Verdian soprano of the era, Martina Arroyo (Munich)….
Perhaps he should be thinking about retirement now
I do love aida as I used to play in it, with first trumpet
Plácido Domingo is a multi- millionaire. If it is such a great opportunity, he should finance the project. Time to give back.
you are right York from Minister
The letter’s first sentence alone, with its grammatical error (“receive”), makes me wonder about the validity of this project. I was half-expecting a reference to a Nigerian prince and a request for my bank numbers.
Why Aida? Really? And who is singing?
I think it is a great undertaking for a brilliant man with also a brilliant voice in any form. It does concern me about his health. But I can understand him. 76 years and still very active. Why would you want to slow down and give up what you love the most.
Go on Cido follow that dream. You still have the world on a string.
As his Three Tenors franchise was coming to is end, Pavarotti’s by then extremely rich concert promoter Tibor Rudas had virtually the same idea – with two exceptions. His arena “World Tour” was to be of Turandot but with no stars. It was to start with 17 performances around North America in 2002 before also going on to Europe and then Australasia. He spent several million $$ having two huge complete sets made (so they could overlap each other) and put the US performances on sale. Within weeks the tour was cut to about 7 performances. Sales were so dire that in another few weeks the entire tour was cancelled. I predict the same will happened with this Aida.
This is a hoax. As for those who are offended by the sight of an elder, a living legend, still working in the field he has given so very much to, if you’re lucky, you’ll get to be old too. Hope that no one like you, shallow and intolerant, is around to call for your summary ejection when you show some wrinkles. When Maestro Domingo works, many hundreds get to work. I assure you, when he stops selling tickets, the opera houses will stop offering him contracts. But so long as he makes them money, he’s staying.
This is not a hoax. The letter has been authenticated.
Don’t you just love the term ‘Maestro Domingo’? He can’t conduct his way out of a paper bag. He can/t even read the concert pitches of the transposing instruments. Orchestras know to simply ignore him and follow the concertmaster. The fact that he is too old to sing is one thing: at least he was competent/qualified in this area at one time. But he was never to be taken seriously as a conductor. Anybody who is excited about paying for a ticket to watch him ‘conduct’ is not smart enough to know anything about opera or music, but more power to them, I suppose.
What crooks. It was already cancelled in June 2017 and they are still asking for money in November 2017. The stage set was never built. The producer had already done the same thing with Aida twice before. How awful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!