Metropolitan Opera Singer Placido Domingo Steps Down Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
After 51 consecutive seasons with the Met, tonight's opening performance of "Macbeth" will go on without the world-renowned tenor's booming voice.
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After 51 consecutive seasons with the Met, tonight's opening performance of "Macbeth" will go on without the world-renowned tenor's booming voice.
Regarded as one of the greatest opera singers of all time including decades of performances at New York's Met Opera, Placido Domingo also is a prolific conductor.
As part of three-year contracts, the Met has the right to present up to 17 Sunday matinees in 2019-20 and 27 the following season.
The Met fired Levine as its music director emeritus on March 12, citing evidence of misconduct, but it did not make public any details at the time.
The music director emeritus was suspended in December after allegations emerged that Levine sexually abused one man three decades ago beginning when the man was a teenager.
Yannick Nezet-Seguin will become the Metropolitan Opera's music director next season, two years earlier than planned.
Longtime conductor James Levine has been suspended amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
James Levine served as music director of the Met from 1976 to 2016, when he assumed the position of music director emeritus.
Dallas resident Roger Kaiser said in a letter Wednesday that he promised a cancer-stricken friend in 2012 that he would scatter the friend's ashes at various opera houses after his death.
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Some big-name politicians joined protesters in a growing firestorm against an opera they say glorifies Palestinian terrorists.
Another union agreed to a contract this past weekend with the Metropolitan Opera, in the wake of the threat of a lockout last month.
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The opera house is still in negotiations with eight smaller unions, including those representing painters and costume and makeup artists.
The Metropolitan Opera has reached tentative labor deals with two of its largest unions while negotiations continue with 10 more unions in hopes of averting a lockout.
A lockout between the Met's administration and workers was expected to start Sunday, but it's been delayed by a week.
Metropolitan Opera musicians and others rallied outside Lincoln Center Friday morning after labor talks were extended for an additional 72 hours, averting a threatened lockout.
The Metropolitan Opera and unionized employees have agreed to postpone a lockout for 72 hours, as a federal mediator headed to the city to resolve a labor faceoff.
The Metropolitan Opera wants to bring in a federal mediator to settle a contract dispute that's threatening to lockout workers.
The Metropolitan Opera said Wednesday that it will lock out union workers if a contract deal is not reached.
Morton Klein, of the Zionist Organization of America, said he wants donors to close their wallets if the Met is unresponsive to the demand to cancel the fall performance.
The opera depicts the 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro and the murder of disabled Jewish passenger Leon Klinghoffer.
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The New York Yankees pulled away for a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.
A potential fraud is targeting Holocaust survivors and their families in New York, offering to help them file claims for assets taken during Nazi persecution.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is backtracking again on the controversial rollout of his pied-à-terre tax.
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Some New York City early childhood education programs say they can't afford supplies and snacks for the kids or salaries for their teachers.
Parents and coaches who use a Little League field in the Bronx are becoming increasingly worried as they say conditions continue to deteriorate and become dangerous for kids.
A nice stretch of weather kicks off the week in the New York City area before a heightened chance of rain returns.
Along with the increasingly humid conditions comes another chance of showers and storms overnight Saturday into Sunday.
Rainy weather returns to the New York City area Sunday, bringing with it the threat of flooding.
Bayonne, New Jersey, is heading to the Little League World Series after beating Darien, Connecticut, in the Metro Region Tournament on Friday.
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A man is dead after a shootout with police in Newport, Rhode Island, that also left an officer injured.
A dean at Rutgers University was arrested for allegedly recording inappropriate videos while working for the school, according to New Jersey prosecutors.
A 9/11 memorial in Jersey City that's in need of repairs and maintenance is getting help from actor Gary Sinise's foundation.
Bayonne, New Jersey, is out of the Little League World Series after losing to Hamilton, Ohio, on Tuesday night.
Dozens of syringes and other debris were found on the beach in Manasquan on the Jersey Shore over the weekend.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman says he will comply with New York's new law restricting police cooperation with ICE, but first, he blasted the governor. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Huntington native Jack Kennedy, 18, is making his Grand Slam debut in the U.S. Open this year.
Officers on Long Island deployed a drone to find the suspect after he robbed a home and ran away.
Fifteen sheriffs across New York are asking a judge to block a new law preventing local law enforcement agencies from working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Starting in September, the Long Island Rail Road will offer year-round service to Montauk.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is backtracking again on the controversial rollout of his pied-à-terre tax.
The surge in arrests comes as the White House pushes ICE to hit a target of 2,000 per day.
Fifteen sheriffs across New York are asking a judge to block a new law preventing local law enforcement agencies from working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
The Trump administration said it may need to demolish the Kennedy Center if a plan to close the building for two years as part of a controversial renovation project pushed by President Trump and the organization's board is blocked.
State officials sent letters to agencies across New York instructing them to unwind agreements with ICE by Tuesday.
Pennsylvania has recorded its first two deaths connected to measles in 35 years.
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Researchers say an alarming study on cognitive decline is specific to the African American community in Newark, New Jersey.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
President Trump said that he would be "lowering the American flag" throughout the nation for one week in Dolly Parton's honor.
NYC's Empire State Building paid tribute to music legend Dolly Parton Tuesday night. Parton, 80, died Tuesday in Nashville, her family announced.
Dolly Parton became an icon over her six-decade career as a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, movie and TV star and theme park owner who donated millions to help others.
The AMC Kips Bay 15 on Second Avenue has been open since 1999 but will shut down at the end of 2026, according to a spokesperson.
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The New York Yankees pulled away for a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.
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Francisco Lindor scored the winning run on a throwing error in the 10th to lead the Mets past the Brewers 3-2 on Tuesday night.
The Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees 9-7 on Tuesday night.
The DSNY reported an increase in needle stick injuries for New York City sanitation workers.
A Queens homeowner says that overgrown city trees on her block are creating a safety hazard at night.
Neighbors say Flushing Meadows Corona Park has been falling into disrepair for years.
The owner of a beloved Harlem food truck known for its burgers under $5 is retiring and selling the business.
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People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
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A trial date has been set for the man accused of plotting the 9/11 terror attacks.
