SALZBURG, Austria: Opera legend Placido Domingo on Sunday (Aug 25) received a standing ovation at the Salzburg Festival, his first performance since he was accused of sexually harassing women. “Triumph in Salzburg, standing ovation for Domingo despite the Me Too affair,” a headline in the regional daily Kleine Zeitung said, following his performance in the Giuseppe Verdi opera “Luisa Miller” at the annual music and drama festival in Austria. Eight singers and a dancer told the Associated Press earlier this month they were sexually harassed by the former member of the much lauded “Three Tenors”, in incidents going back to the 1980s. In a report by the AP, several women, one of whom was identified, accused Domingo of using his position as one of opera’s most celebrated singers to pressure them into sexual relationships. The Los Angeles Opera has opened an investigation into the “concerning allegations”. Following the claims, the Philadelphia Orchestra Association withdrew its invitation for Domingo to appear in its opening night concert on Sep 18. However, the head of the Salzburg Festival in Austria said Domingo would perform there as planned. Madrid-born Domingo was one of the most recognised tenors of the 20th century, starring in alongside famous… Read full this story
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