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Plácido Domingo: “I love my Hungarian audience!”
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More than 10,000 people got to attend Plácido Domingo’s free concert in the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena last week. In the past decades, Plácido Domingo has performed in Hungary countless times. He shared some of his memories of the country at a press talk before the concert, lokal.hu reports.
“Your city and your country are both very beautiful. When I first visited Budapest, around 35-40 years ago, I was astonished by how gorgeous this city was, but the last time I was here, 3-4 years ago, I discovered just how much this city has flourished. I think I was not the only one noticing this but by tourists as well, since in the past few years, Budapest has become one of the most important cultural capitals in the world,” he said enthusiastically, then went on to praise the Hungarian audiences.
“There is one unforgettable thing about this country for me, and that is the amazing Hungarian audiences. They are incredibly knowledgeable about music, and it’s not a surprise that there are so many amazing musicians here. This was one of the reasons why we organised this concert.”
The free concert was originally planned to take place in front of the St. Stephen’s Basilica, but partly because of the possibility of rain, and partly because of the overwhelming interest that people have expressed, the event was moved to the László Papp Sports Arena, the biggest indoor venue in the country.
