TOKYO 〓 Domingo withdraws from the Tokyo Olympic official cultural program

2019/11/09

Global tenor singer Plácido Domingo withdraws from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Official Cultural Program. Announced by the Organizing Committee on the 8th. Domingo was scheduled to perform with Kabuki actor Ebizo Ichikawa next April as “Kabuki x Opera”. Domingo has announced through the organizing committee that it has decided not to participate after careful consideration.

Allegations of sexual harassment about Domingo emerged in mid-August. AP News reported that Domingo has sexually harassed female singers and dancers since the late 1980s, and some victims have complained of damage in their real names.

Domingo denied allegations, but resigned as general director of the Los Angeles opera, and in America, all performances were canceled. After this, there is a concert by Domingo in Japan, It is scheduled at the end of January next year in Tokyo.

Photo：Kaori Suzuki　/　UCLA

How about this ?

  1. AMSTERDAM 〓 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has announced that it will create its first permanent guest conductor position

  2. GENEVA 〓 Russian Dmitry Shishkin won the piano division of Geneva International Music Competition

  3. LONDON 〓 English National Opera has decided to free some performances to under-18s

  4. VIENNA 〓 Vienna Philharmonic have named Andris Nelsons

  5. VIENNA 〓 The awards ceremony for Young, Kaufmann and Tafel was held at the Vienna State Opera

  6. MUNICH 〓 Concert by Herbert Blomstedt canceled for safety reasons after fire alarm malfunction

  7. PARIS 〓 Théâtredes Champs-Elysées announces programming for 2018/2019 season

  8. TEL AVIV 〓 Radio station that sent Wagner’s music apologized

  9. BERLIN 〓 The winning work of the 1st “OPAS KLASSIK Award” was announced

  10. MOSCOW 〓 Tchaikovsky International Competition is different from the past

  11. SHANGHAI 〓 Chinese side canceled Israel Phil’s concert

  12. R.I.P 〓 Raven Wilkinson, American Ballerina

  13. LA SPEZIA 〓 Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will be performed on the deck of the Italian Navy aircraft carrier

  14. TOKYO 〓 New National Theatre Tokyo launches free streaming service from April 10

  15. PARIS 〓 Jaap van Zweden Named Next Music Director of the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra

  1. No comments yet.

  1. No trackbacks yet.