He can act and sing. Things really changed when Jos became very ill. Suddenly you realise things from a different perspective. I lost eight dear people close to me in a very short time, and of course that changes your life. But I have taken it philosophically.
Life is born and then it dies.
The problem for Domingo is that he has to ration his intake of beautiful things. The previous night he returned to the hotel bar at 1.30am after dining with his friend the conductor Daniel Barenboim. Domingo was cajoled into ordering a sorbet, but he let everyone else finish it. He then savoured the rare treat of a sip of brandy and a cigar. But just six puffs later he was abstemiously stubbing it out.