• Teatro Real.Placido Domingo cancels his performances after assuming cases of sexual harassment
  • Zarzuela.Cultura dismisses Plácido Domingo in "solidarity with those affected"

The director general of the Royal Theater , Ignacio García-Belenguer explained on Monday that the cancellation of the presence of Plácido Domingo in the cast of 'La Traviata' , which was to be represented in the Madrid Coliseum between May 9 and 24 , has "the same impact as when there is a change of a singer in the cast due to illness or other similar circumstance".

As the director general has detailed, "it doesn't matter if it is Plácido Domingo or any other singer" , the protocol is always the same ("our critic is egalitarian") in these cases: "The criteria of the Royal Theater has always been the same for a theme of respect for all singers. "

"We understand opera in a global sense , as a collective work," said Garcia-Belenguer, who announced "continuity with what was planned."

In addition, after the announcement of the annulment of his performances in Madrid (the Ministry of Culture dismissed him from the 50th anniversary of his debut at the Teatro de la Zarzuela), the Covent Garden in London issued this weekend a statement in which he also announced his 'fall' of the 'Don Carlo' sign that Domingo was going to sing as Posa next July.

"The Royal Opera House and Maestro Plácido Domingo have decided by mutual agreement that they will withdraw from the upcoming presentations of 'Don Carlo' from the Royal Opera House in July 2020," the text begins. "We would like to confirm that we have not received reports of misconduct against Maestro Domingo during his time at the Royal Opera House and we agree with his reasons for resigning. Placido is an exceptional singer and artist and we are very grateful for his support and commitment for many decades . In due time, we will announce the casting to replace his role in 'Don Carlo'. "

In the opposite direction, the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg has been manifested, who has just added to its agenda a new performance of the Spanish tenor converted into a baritone. It will be with the same role as Posa de 'Don Carlo' during the White Nights Festival of the Russian city, under the direction of Valery Gergiev and together with the voices of Tatjana Serjan, Nazhmiddin Mavlyanov, Ekaterina Semenchuk and Ildar Abdrazako

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

Know more

  • Placido Domingo
  • culture
  • Opera

Opera Who has asked for forgiveness Plácido Domingo ?: the women who pointed to the tenor

MúsicaPlacido Domingo assumes "full responsibility" for allegations of sexual harassment and apologizes for "the pain" caused

The Paper SphereFeminism and ecology not so hidden in Wagner's 'The Valkyrie'