Plácido Domingo cancels performances before the Royal Theater cancels them | Culture

tenor Placido Domingo It has been decided to cancel the upcoming performances Lady of the Camellias According to a statement released this Thursday, the performances scheduled for May at the Royal Theater of Madrid will also be withdrawn for those companies or theaters that have difficulty fulfilling their commitments. The Royal Theater was scheduled to announce the cancellation of these performances after the end of the Executive Committee meeting at 11 am, but the tenor has already canceled it. The Cultural Association Friends of Music has also decided to cancel the Sunday concert of the International Music and Dance Festival of Úbeda, originally scheduled for May 3, so the tenor is no longer scheduled to perform in Spain. In addition, the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Palau de Arte decided at a meeting held today to remove the name of Plácido Domingo from its Improvement Center.

Disagreements between the various managements of the Royal Opera House Executive Committee affected the delay of the announcement by the Gran Teatro de Madrid. The Ministry of Culture, which holds a majority, tried to impose its will and announce the news earlier than the Zarzuela Theater. The decision to suspend the tenor’s performances was made on Wednesday It was scheduled for May 14 and 15. But on Wednesday, in the Community of Madrid, as well as the governing body of Real Madrid and the City Council, the singer continued to have the support of its president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, who assured him that he was “one of the best tenors in history”, although he would be disappointed if the abuse was confirmed and said that if it was cancelled it would be “a great loss for a great ambassador of Spain in music throughout the world because of the work he has always done”.

After the tenor’s announcement, the Royal Theatre issued a statement explaining its procedures: “The Royal Theatre’s Executive Committee met today to decide what are the appropriate measures to take after Plácido Domingo recognized and regretted the harm caused to some women in the United States. Hours before their meeting, Plácido Domingo issued a new statement announcing that he would no longer sing the next production at the Royal Theatre. Lady of the CamelliasThe Royal Theater reiterates its zero-tolerance policy against all kinds of harassment and abuse and always stands in solidarity with the victims. He also confirmed that Plácido Domingo will not be involved in the production of the next film Lady of the Camellias It will premiere in May.”

According to the organization, the allegations against the tenor range from “flirting to sexual overtures both inside and outside the workplace.” Conclusions of the report commissioned by the Opera Musicians’ Union AGMAThe news in the United States became public on Tuesday. After the publication of the document, the artist himself took “full responsibility” for the accusations and apologized for the “pain” caused. Although Domingo wants to provide a “supplementary statement” in a new statement to correct “the wrong impression created by my apology” in some articles reporting on the investigation. “My apology is sincere and wholehearted, to any colleague who may have been hurt by anything I said or did. As I have repeatedly stated, I never intended to hurt or offend anyone. But I know what I didn’t do and I will deny it again. I have never been aggressive towards anyone, I have never done anything to hinder or hurt anyone’s career. On the contrary, I have dedicated the better part of half a century to the opera industry and promoted the careers of countless singers,” the musician wrote on his Facebook account.

In any case, in the meantime, the Valencian sports complex has also decided to act. From now on, its training venue will be called the Palau de Les Arts Improvement Center. “Les Arts currently does not have any contractual relationship with tenor Plácido Domingo and has decided to terminate a possible future contractual relationship,” its brief statement said. The document adds that this period also does not count towards the tasks performed by the patronage committee. The institution has also participated in demonstrations in solidarity with women who are “victims of the published events.”

The tenor has been a major ambassador of the Valencian Opera since its inauguration in 2005. In fact, the singer’s first performance in Spain after the scandal over sexual harassment complaints was in December last year in Valencia. NabuccoVerdi. This morning, Monica Olterra, the vice president of the Valencian government and director of the theater, pointed out before the meeting that Domingo “is not a role model to follow, no matter how good he sings opera.” He added: “Professional quality must also be linked to human role models, which in this case, as has been confirmed, do not exist.”

For now, the singer’s schedule for this year still includes several shows, at least according to his website, which has not yet been updated with the latest cancellations. “I will honor all other commitments as circumstances allow,” Domingo wrote on Facebook. The first is scheduled for March 22. Simon Boccanegra at the Hamburg State Opera; on the 30th of the same month he announced that he would sing in Lucerne, and on April 19 in Minsk. Throughout the spring he plans to perform twice in Moscow, one of which is at the Bolshoi Theatre. From June onwards he plans to perform at the Verona Arena, Vienna, Florence, the Royal Albert Hall in London, Cologne, Salzburg, Munich, and finally at La Scala from November 12 to 14. Once again at the Milan Theatre with Lady of the Camellias.

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