Plácido Domingo cuts ties with Met Opera amid sexual misconduct claims
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Plácido Domingo will not be performing his role as Macbeth in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of the Giuseppe Verdi classic and will not perform any production at the venue again, bringing to an end a professional relationship that began in 1968, according to statements shared with CNN.
“The Metropolitan Opera confirms that Plácido Domingo has agreed to withdraw from all future performances at the Met, effective immediately,” the statement from a Met spokesperson said. “The Met and Mr. Domingo are in agreement that he needed to step down. The Met has no further comment at this time.”
Domingo’s image was also removed from the “Macbeth” page on the Met Opera’s official website. “Macbeth” was set to open Wednesday with Domingo in the lead role.
He was set to perform September 25, 28 and October 1. He was also set to perform four dates November in “Madama Butterfly.”
Domingo’s decision comes as he faces multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, which he has disputed and said were “riddled with inconsistencies.”
In August, The Associated Press reported that nine women detailed alleged incidents of sexual harassment that took place over three decades beginning in the late 1980s. In September, 11 more people came forward with allegations that included verbal harassment and groping.
