The baritone Carlos Álvarez (Málaga, 1966) has called to respect the presumption of innocence after accusations of sexual harassment against Plácido Domingo and has warned of the "danger" that society will become "executor without evidence."

After meeting this week that Plácido Domingo, with whom he has worked, has been banned at the Met Opera in New York , where last Wednesday Macbeth was going to premiere, the singer insists on the need to wait for justice to solve this type of accusations and points out that society has to " think about the limit to be able to publicly denounce such a situation".

In an interview with Efe on the occasion of his time in A Coruña, Álvarez argues that "the world of opera is fortunately above that situation " which "among all", he adds, will be "able" to redirect.

"Without a doubt the presumption of innocence has to be respected and that would possibly allow us to have a much more objective view of what happens," Álvarez points out.

The baritone reflects on the importance of differentiating an artist from his person , because "the judgment that is made" when the singers act is about their function "on stage", which is what "that must be judged at the time of receive approval or not from the public. "

In addition, he argues that "the cancellation of a contract can go beyond the ethical world and become a legal problem of labor rights."

Carlos Álvarez is in A Coruña to play the role of Rodrigo of Giuseppe Verdi Don Carlo's work this Saturday .

This concert version of Don Carlo pays tribute to the recently deceased soprano Montserrat Caballe and in his cast highlights, among others, the American soprano Angela Meade (Elisabetta).

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