In Salzburg, Placido Domingo receives standing ovation before he sings a note

In Salzburg, Placido Domingo receives standing ovation before he sings a note

main

norman lebrecht

August 25, 2019

The veteran singer, 78, received a demonstrative welcome from the plutocratic audience before he sang in Verdi’s Luisa Miller.

The festival president has proclaimed her faith that he is innocent of alleged sexual harrassment, and the public seemed to agree.

The applause that greeted him was raucous, punctuated by shouts of bravo.

Read here.

He appears to have unqualified support in Spanish and Austrian media, and among his own profession.

Comments

comment_count comments
Oldest
Newest
Oldest
Top rated

Comment as a guest:

MOST READ TODAY: