Washington Post calls for Domingo to be retired

The newspaper has seized upon the singer’s alleged connection to a sex ring in Argentina to demand his retirement from the world stage.

Domingo, 81, has no further engagements in the US but premier European opera houses continue to employ him as a baritone and conductor. He is due to appear next week at the Arena di Verona.

The WP’s music critic Michael Andor Brodeur writes: ‘How desperate and sad to see institutions pretend that Domingo is a legend instead of a man, that his artistic legacy must be preserved at the expense of their own integrity. Then again, that integrity needs to come from somewhere. The opera world, overly prone to protecting its own bad habits, just can’t seem to quit Domingo.

‘Companies that continue to support abusive men send a crystal clear signal to young artists entering the world of opera: You’re on your own.’

UPDATE: Listen here to the compromising tape