Placido Domingo spoke to the Wall Street Journal about a bunch of things, his (not so future) retirement among them:
The tenor's stock response to questions about his departure from the stage finds him insisting that he will not sing a day beyond what his voice can bear, but also not a day less. The question, of course, is who determines that day. "Obviously I know myself very well," said Mr. Domingo. "I know which state my voice is in, but this is only one factor. I wouldn't be insisting on one more day at the Metropolitan Opera if I didn't think I could fill the house."
Opera Chic's take: she's just sorry Baz Luhrmann didn't say yes to the Ring.