Domingo is vocal about ‘Simpsons’

D’oh! re, mi: Plácido Domingo will be taking singing lessons from Homer Simpson in an upcoming episode of the animated series “The Simpsons,” the superstar tenor’s spokeswoman, Nancy Seltzer, confirmed Monday.

In an episode titled “The Homer of Seville,” slated to air Sept. 30, Domingo, playing himself, receives tips from the Simpson family’s doughy patriarch on the proper way to hit a high note. Said Seltzer: “He had such a wonderful time doing it. All the writing producers were there, I was there, and he had a ball.”

This is not the first time “The Simpsons” has had a night at the opera. In an early episode of the series, “Bart the Genius,” the family goes to the opera because son Bart has been placed in a school for gifted children after cheating on an intelligence test at school.

-- Diane Haithman