Last Friday, tireless, timeless tenor Placido Domingo marked the 40th anniversary of first professional appearance in Los Angeles with a gala Los Angeles Opera concert at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Domingo is general director of the opera company (and Washington National Opera, too). The program of popular opera selections and some Broadway favorites, shared with exceptional soprano Patricia Racette and conducted by L.A. Opera music director James Conlon, was taped so that it could be shared with audiences elsewhere via the hot new medium in operadom -- local movie houses.

The Domingo 40th Anniversary Gala will be shown on Mother's Day in 22 Landmark Theatres, including the one at Baltimore's Harbor East. It's a 2 p.m. May 11. Tickets are $15 to $20. To order in advance, click here (and select May 11 in the drop-down menu).      

(Photo from Friday's gala by Los Angeles Times)