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Placido Domingo and Simon Rattle win Israeli Wolf Prize | Placido Domingo and Simon Rattle win Israeli Wolf Prize |
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Spanish tenor Placido Domingo has become the first vocal artist to win Israel's prestigious Wolf Prize for the arts, organisers have announced. | Spanish tenor Placido Domingo has become the first vocal artist to win Israel's prestigious Wolf Prize for the arts, organisers have announced. |
Domingo shares the award with conductor Sir Simon Rattle for their contributions to music. | Domingo shares the award with conductor Sir Simon Rattle for their contributions to music. |
The 70-year-old classical singer performed with the Israeli Opera for three years in the 1960s. | The 70-year-old classical singer performed with the Israeli Opera for three years in the 1960s. |
As well as the arts, the prize is awarded in five other fields and each recipient receives $100,000 (£64,000). | |
Israeli physicist Jacob D Bekenstein won the physics prize and the other awards went to US based scientists, including A Paul Alivisatos, Charles M Lieber, Michael Aschbacher, Luis Caffarelli and Ronald M Evans. | |
Previous winners have gone on to receive Nobel Prizes. | Previous winners have gone on to receive Nobel Prizes. |
The award will be handed out during a ceremony at the Knesset building - Israel's parliament - in Jerusalem later this year. | The award will be handed out during a ceremony at the Knesset building - Israel's parliament - in Jerusalem later this year. |
Last year German artist Rosemarie Trockel was presented with the arts prize for her contribution to painting. | Last year German artist Rosemarie Trockel was presented with the arts prize for her contribution to painting. |
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