In the lobby earlier, the Domingo groupies were enthusing over his dark, expressive Latino eyes. In the words of one rich American woman, he 'gives great twinkle'. He himself says his eyes radiate the 'will to understand everything'. His wife Marta once said of her restless husband, 'He is like a volcano and the fire has to come out. And you can't stop it.
All great artists are like that.
All that passion, all that work. She once gave her husband a special pillow for his frequent plane trips. Yes, she was making a point. I'm always rushing around, working all the time and staying up late into the night, and Marta finds it difficult keeping up. I think I will be contented when I stop singing.