Since 1994, Bocelli has recorded 15 solo studio albums of both pop and classical music, three greatest hits albums, and nine complete operas, selling over 75 million records worldwide. He rose to fame in 1994, winning the 44th Sanremo Music Festival performing ' Il mare calmo della sera'. After performing evenings in piano bars and competing in local singing contests, Bocelli signed his first recording contract with the Sugar Music label. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting from a football accident. One soprano said he grabbed her bare breast under her robe.ĭomingo has disputed the allegations, calling them “in many ways, simply incorrect.Andrea Bocelli OMRI OMDSM ( Italian: born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. The AP spoke to more than 20 women, many of whom said Domingo tried to pressure them into sexual relationships and sometimes punished them professionally if they rejected him. music companies canceled Domingo appearances following allegations of sexual harassment made by multiple women in twoAP stories earlier this year and he withdrew from a slate of performances at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. tour that begins next month in San Francisco and closes with two nights at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Bocelli, one of the world’s most famous classical singers, is preparing for a U.S. This is absurd.”īocelli spoke to The Associated Press through an Italian translator during an interview at his Miami-area home. Tomorrow a lady can just come up and say Andrea Bocelli molested me 10 years ago, and from that day on, no one wants to sing with me anymore the opera houses won’t call me anymore.

“I am still appalled at what happened to this incredible artist,” Bocelli said. MIAMI (AP) - Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is staunchly defending opera legend Placido Domingo, calling it “absurd” that opera houses have canceled the star’s performances over sexual harassment allegations before they are fully investigated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.

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