The development came weeks after investigations by the
The investigations were launched after the publication of
LA Opera said its investigators had received 10 accusations that Domingo engaged in "inappropriate conduct" with women between 1986 and 2019, but “found no evidence Domingo had ever engaged in a quid pro quo or retaliated against any woman by not hiring her at LA Opera.”
Domingo helped found the LA Opera in the 1980s and led the company as general director from 2003 until last October, when he stepped down after the allegations surfaced.
Numerous women who spoke to the AP said Domingo had dangled career opportunities as he pursued sexual relationships with them and then withdrew the offers or stopped hiring them when they rejected his advances.
In announcing Domingo's resignation,
Union officials contacted by the AP said they had no additional comment, and Domingo's representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The opera world has effectively been shut by the coronavirus pandemic, which has halted travel and led companies across the globe to close theaters indefinitely, leaving much of the industry unemployed.
The union has encouraged members affected by the crisis to apply for financial assistance to its relief fund.
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