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New Sexual Harassment Accusation Against Plácido Domingo Emerges

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(Credit: Ruben Martin) Reports have emerged of new accusations of sexual harassment against Plácido Domingo. Per Reuters and The Times, the tenor-turned-baritone faced accusations “from a fellow Spanish singer in a television programme broadcast on Sunday.” The person in question is an unidentified singer who appeared on Spain’s La Sexta television channel, purporting that Domingo “touched her at a theater {…}

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Plácido Domingo Sends Apology Letter to Verona Mayor & Arena’s Superintendent for ‘Humiliating’ Performances

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(Photo by Catherine Ashmore) Plácido Domingo has issued a statement apologizing to the Arena di Verona for his recent performances, which resulted in an onstage protest from the orchestra and a subsequent letter from the local union lambasting the showcases as “humiliating.” During performances at the end of August, Domingo left the stage early during scenes of “Macbeth” that he {…}

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Katia Ricciarelli Weighs in on Plácido Domingo’s Arena di Verona Performances

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Soprano Katia Ricciarelli is weighing in on Plácido Domingo’s controversial performances at the Arena di Verona. The soprano, who performed with Domingo for many years told Corriere della Sera, “It’s a physiological question. The vocal cords are muscles that, with age, no longer work as they once did. This is the reason why I no longer do opera: I don’t {…}

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Members of Orchestra at Arena di Verona Protest ‘Humiliating’ Performance Featuring Plácido Domingo

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Following performances at the Arena di Verona headlined by Plácido Domingo, the members of orchestra refused to stand during the final ovations in protest of the quality of the showcases. Per several reports, the performances, which celebrated the music of Verdi across several scenes from his operas, received a very negative response from audience members. During the opening performance, the {…}

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Plácido Domingo Breaks His Silence Regarding Escuela de Yoga Sect

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(Courtesy of Musco Center) Plácido Domingo has broken his silence regarding audiotapes that were captured by law enforcement during a raid to dismantle a criminal sect. The audiotapes featured the voice of Domingo allegedly making a deal with one of the leaders of the organization. In response, the singer told Ventanenando, “You have seen that everything has proven that there {…}

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Progressive Party Más Madrid Calls for Removal of Plácido Domingo’s Awards

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Spanish political party Más Madrid is calling for all Madrid institutions to take withdraw Plácido Domingo’s name from prestigious awards he has received. The progressive political party made the proposal via an open letter signed by Mónica García. Más Madrid’s initiative comes days after audiotapes, captured by law enforcement during a raid to dismantle a criminal sect, showed Domingo making {…}

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Plácido Domingo is Not Being Investigated in Escuela de Yoga Probe

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Plácido Domingo is not being investigated by the Argentine Federal police. Colombia’s La W interviewed Commissioner Ricardo Juri who said, “in the framework of a complaint that was made by people who have a protected identity, we carried out investigative tasks on people who would be part of a criminal organization dedicated to human trafficking.” He added, “Mr. Plácido Domingo {…}