Opera ditches sex-accused star

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Eleven women have come makeup session before a pereral director. forward with new allegations formance. The Metropolitan Opera in of sexual misconduct against The new accusers included New York said it would conDomingo. LA Opera backstage staff, who tinue to await LA Opera’s find-

Nine women had previously said that Domingo’s behaviour ings before making any “final l spoken about being harassed was common knowledge and decisions” about Domingo’s by the star. that management had been future at the Met, where he is

In a statement, Domingo’s aware of it for decades. Some scheduled to perform starting spokeswoman said the new al- costume department employ- on September 25.