opportunities if the agreed to his advances and if they refused there was a dent in their career apart from these one of them has actually named her name her name is patricia wolfe she s in a retired meant to soprano apart from there some 3 dozen women who have come forth and said over a period of 30 years there have been inappropriate behavior from the singer sexually sexually changed interesting is his reaction he has said yes he s very sorry if you caused anyone distress and he says he also observes that today s standards about by which we must be judged are very different from the way they were a few years ago which isn t admitting guilt but it is kind of it in acknowledgement that we are in changing times but we are seeing a fallout already a number of offer companies have canceled scheduled appearances by domingo what locations could this have for the world of opera. well 1st of all beyond domingo
militarizing my degree and so grows the need to offer its youth and i ll turn it to a future perhaps ended then can the city reclaim its place as a home of peace. to music company. these have canceled appearances by opera singer placidyl domingo that comes after numerous allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior against a 78 year old in a statement a man go called the accusations deeply troubling he said he believed his interactions and relationships were always welcome and consensual the los angeles opera with the star tanner is general director is launching an investigation. let s get more on the story with rick holker from d.w. culture hi rick so what exactly is plus a go to mingle being accused of and who is accusing him will 9 women have come forth each singers and one dancer and have said that he promised them career
investigation. 8 singers and a dancer told the associated press that they were sexually harassed by domingo in encounters that took place over 3 decades. but only one of the 9 women has allowed her name to be used next or soprano patricia wolfe. when a man that powerful. he s almost like god in my office when he would come up close and say that the 1st thing that goes through your mind is wind but you also think as soon as you walk away and get away you think did i just ruin my career. there is you came forward with the allegations that they felt emboldened by the me too movement during your has denied the accusations but no tears still it is painful to hear that i may have upset anyone make them feel uncomfortable. and joining me in the studio to talk about this is my colleague
melissa holroyd thanks for being here melissa just how serious are these allegations you know they re fairly serious one accuser has said that domingo stuck his hand down his skirt and 3 others have said that he forcibly kissed other women of spoke of being stalked backstage touched without permission forced to fend off persistent romantic overtures it has to be said that none of these women off the documentation in the form of phone calls or texts or anything like that but the a.p. said it spoke to almost 3 dozen mostly colleagues who said they also witnessed inappropriate behavior i think more troubling than this level of harassment is that he s also accused of punishing the women who refused his advances 7 of the 9 women said that their careers suffered adversely. so it s looking like yet another shocking abuse of power we i mean there are still accusations at the moment which is interestingly enough has been received very differently in spain than it has in the rest of the
no tears still it is painful to hear that i may have upset anyone make them feel uncomfortable. joining me in the studio to talk about this is my colleague melissa holroyd thanks for being here melissa just how serious are these allegations you know they re fairly serious one accuser has said that domingo stuck his hand on her skirt and 3 others have said that he forcibly kissed them other women of spoke of being stalked backstage touched without permission forced to fend off persistent romantic overtures it has to be said that none of these women off the documentation in the form of phone calls or texts or anything like that but the a.p. said it spoke to almost 3 dozen mostly colleagues who said they also witnessed inappropriate behavior i think more troubling than this level of harassment is that he s also accused of punishing the women who refused his advances 7 of the 9 women said that their careers suffered adversely. so it s looking like yet another