London, March 19 : Two of the remaining Three Tenors, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, will grace the Classical Brit Awards in London.

Though the duo is not expected to perform at the event, Domingo may present his fellow Tenor with a lifetime achievement award.

Italian singer Luciano Pavarotti, who completed the trio, passed away in 2007, reports the BBC.

Domingo and Carreras came together on stage for the first time since Pavarotti''s death for a tribute gig at Petra in Jordan last year.

London, Feb 21: Spanish tenor Placido Domingo has been awarded the first ever Birgit Nilsson prize, which comes with a 1-million dollar award for outstanding contribution to the world of opera.

Nilsson, the Swedish soprano who set up the prize foundation, picked Domingo before her death in 2005, age 87.

Prize officials said on Friday that the name had been kept secret for three years after her passing at her request, reports The BBC.

As one of The Three Tenors, Domingo did much to popularise operatic singing.

Stockholm  - Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo was Friday named the first winner of the Birgit Nilsson Prize, worth 1 million dollars.

The prize was created by the late Swedish soprano star Birgit Nilsson who also set up a foundation that will handle the award in future.

Nilsson selected the Spanish tenor herself, making her selection before her death at age 87 in December 2005. Her choice was announced Friday when a sealed envelope was opened.

A prize ceremony for Domingo was due end of this year, the foundation said.

The prize is to be awarded every second or third year "for outstanding achievements in the international field of opera and concert."

Vatican City - World famous tenor Placido Domingo is scheduled to unveil next week in Rome a new album of songs inspired by poems penned by the late pope John Paul II, the Vatican said Friday.

The album, Amore Infinito (Infinite Love), features 12 songs, including Domingo performing duets with US gospel singer Vanessa Williams and with his son Placido Domingo Jr, according to details posted by Italian online shop ibs. it

The Spanish-Mexican Domingo, also known as one of the celebrated Three Tenors - together with Jose Carreras the late Luciano Pavarotti - is set present the recording at a Vatican news conference on November 28.