JUST IN: Opera star Placido Domingo resigns as general director of LA Opera in California amid sexual harassment investigation.
"Plácido Domingo’s contributions to the cultural life of Los Angeles have been unprecedented and profound. He is not only an outstandingly talented artist, but also the driving force behind the creation, development and growth of LA Opera," the executive committee of the LA Opera board of directors said in a statement to ABC News.
"We thank Plácido for popularizing opera in the consciousness of Los Angeles and are deeply grateful for his inspiration and dedication to our institution and our community," the statement concluded."I hold Los Angeles Opera very dearly to my heart and count my work to create and build it as among my most important legacies," Domingo said in a statement to the Times.
Domingo had served as general director for LA Opera since 2003 and was described as"a major force" at the company, according to its own website. He had performed many times on the Los Angeles stage and was scheduled to perform this season as well in Donizetti's"Roberto Devereux" in February and March.
LA Opera had launched an independent investigation on Domingo in mid-August following the publication of multiple allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior by The Associated Press. The AP published a new round of allegations a few weeks later in early September. Domingo called these allegations"deeply troubling, and as presented, inaccurate," adding that he"believed that all of my interactions and relationships were always welcomed and consensual" in a statement to the AP in August. In September, he called the second AP story an"ongoing campaign by the AP to denigrate Placido Domingo" that was"not only inaccurate but unethical," in a statement to the AP from a spokesperson.
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