MADRID - Spain's culture ministry on Wednesday cancelled opera star Placido Domingo's participation in an upcoming Madrid show, a day after he accepted"full responsibility" in a sexual harassment scandal.
It is the first time that a performance by the 79-year-old has been called off in his native Spain since he was accused by 20 women last year of forcibly kissing, grabbing or fondling them, in incidents dating back to at least the 1980s.The accusations first began to surface in August and two months later, he stepped down as general director of the Los Angeles Opera, and withdrew from all future performances at New York's Metropolitan Opera, effectively ending his US career.
The singer - who has been a director and conductor at some of the world's most prestigious opera houses - on Tuesday apologised for"the hurt" caused to his accusers."I have taken time over the last several months to reflect on the allegations that various colleagues of mine have made against me," added Domingo, who was one of the most recognised tenors of the 20th century but has since transformed himself into a baritone.
.Cowardly traitors of the man who single-handedly took zarzuela to the world. Placido Domingo did NOT admit to being an abuser, those who insist he has are eager to bury the living legend alive. He doesn't deserve it. He is simply taking respons. for his actual actions. FFS.
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