Placido domingo where is he now

From the beginning, the singer — who was 27 and just starting her career — said she felt panicked and trapped. How do you say no to God? As the calls wore on, she stopped picking up the phone. In person, she gave excuses, she said: She was busy, she was tired, she had an audition, she was married. He told her he had champagne and asked if he could come pick her up so they could celebrate the performance.

He was very excited. He was touching my knee. She said he then led her to a bedroom where he took her clothes off, then undressed himself. Domingo continued to pursue her in the days and weeks after, she said, calling her repeatedly. Ultimately, she told him the calls needed to stop and reminded him that she was married. A friend and colleague of the singer told the AP that she remembered the singer saying Domingo was inundating her with calls and ignoring requests to stop.

The singer said that once Domingo took over control of casting decisions at the LA Opera, he never hired her again. Now 49 and retired, she said she is haunted by fears that submitting to Domingo had mitigated any wrongdoing on his part. Patricia Wulf, another mezzo-soprano who worked with Domingo, said he would confront her night after night with the same whispered question. But when he persisted, she made her position clear.

I have to go home tonight. The opportunity to work with such famous singers was a career high point, she said, but the experience quickly became a nightmare. She said Domingo would often knock on her dressing room door uninvited and that she feared leaving the room if he was in the hallway. Did he say the same thing? You could just tell by how upset she was.

Wulf recalled the compassion of a male colleague who offered to stand up for her if she wanted to report him. Wulf said that Domingo did not physically touch her but that there was no mistaking his intentions. Especially given his reputation for that.

She made sure she always had an excuse for leaving right after work. But one night after rehearsal, he caught her off-guard, she said, asking her for a ride home. Halfway through the short drive, she said, he put his hand on her leg and, as she reached his building, directed her toward a side entrance and told her to pull over.

She added that she declined, saying she had other plans. Several weeks later, she said, Domingo approached her on a night that he knew she was scheduled to stay late.

I really want to hear you sing this role. His tone was different, she recalled. The singer has always been one for surprises, however: Visitors to the Bayreuth Festival in , for example, were astonished when the "king of bel canto" appeared unannounced in the auditorium during a performance of Richard Wagner's Parsifal opera. He didn't stay in the audience for long, however: The following season, Domingo took the stage, singing the title role, and mesmerizing the audience with his soft, melodic Wagnerian singing.

Performances and studio recordings of other Wagner roles followed: Lohengrin, Siegmund, Siegfried and Tristan. The Spaniard also held his own in the Russian repertoire — for example, as Hermann in Queen of Spades by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, one of his golden roles.

Has he thought about quitting? But I also will not sing one day less than I am able to. A "Lohengrin" of vivid imagery, a "Mastersingers" with clever direction and a widely panned conducting premiere by time-tested singer Placido Domingo were the highlights of the year.

And what lies ahead? Numerous women have alleged that the prolific opera singer abused his position of power to pursue young females and sexually harassed them with impunity. The year-old married Domingo denies the allegations. He's sung roles and won numerous prizes. He's a conductor, impresario and businessman as well.

His ego, perhaps. Visit the new DW website Take a look at the beta version of dw. Go to the new dw. More info OK. Wrong language? Two years after sexual harassment accusations that cost him his career in the United States, opera legend Placido Domingo is back on stage in Europe, determined to salvage his reputation.

For a while, the tenor-turned-baritone's career looked in jeopardy after the Associated Press published allegations in from some 20 women in the US. They accused him of forcing kisses on them, inappropriate touching and sexual remarks, protected by his power to make and break careers.

But Domingo, still considered the king of opera, is performing in Paris on Monday for the first time since January , at the Gaveau Hall. It follows appearances from Moscow to Munich in recent weeks, with more to come in Italy and Austria. Earlier this month, the year-old returned to the stage in Madrid, where he was born in , for a charity gala that he says was the most emotional moment of his career.

Neither the Red Cross, nor the Association for the Dissemination and Promotion of Spanish World Heritage, which organised the award ceremony, could be reached for comment. According to his website, he is due to sing or conduct in France, Germany, Italy and Russia this year, among other countries, but no U. Subscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox. More from Reuters.