Disgraced opera star Plácido Domingo is on tape making plans with members of an alleged sex trafficking ring in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to local prosecutors.
According to authorities, the voice of a man going on a date with a woman is that of a man. “Mendy”Through the alleged criminal rings belongs to the opera singer. The recordings were obtained via a wiretap. “Mendy”Refers to the man “Plácido.”
NPR reportsLast week, 19 people were detained after more than 50 raids by police against the BA Group. According to media in Latin America who have been broadcasting excerpts of the tapes, the group used the Buenos Aires Yoga School to facilitate sexual trafficking.
A rep for Domingo did not immediately respond to ’s request for comment.
Domingo, once one of the most revered tenors in the opera world alongside the late Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras, resigned as general director of the L.A. Opera in 2019 after several women came forward with claims of sexual misconduct.
In March 2020, the Washington National Opera in Washington, D.C distanced themselves from the Spanish-born singer, who had served as their artistic director and later general director from 1996 to 2011.
He has performed outside the United States however, including at a A fundraiser was held in Buenos Aires on April 2nd to help victims of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
