Soprano Renata Scott has died at age 89, Scotto’s New York-based manager, Robert Lombardo, said she died Wednesday in her hometown of Savona, Italy.

Opera star Placido Domingo's name has appeared in an investigation of a sect-like group in Argentina that also had U.S. offices and whose leaders have been charged with numerous crimes, including sexual exploitation.

Lebanon’s renowned Baalbek festival is back and is being held in front of a live audience for the first time since 2019.

United States' soprano Lisette Oropesa poses in front of La Scala opera theater in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. Soprano Lisette Oropesa was to be the first American to single a title role in the gala season opener of La Scala since Maria Callas in the 1950s. Oropesa is one of 24 singers recording for a broadcast event marking the traditional Dec. 7 opening. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)MILAN – Soprano Lisette Oropesa was to be the first American to sing a title role in the gala season opener at La Scala since Maria Callas in the 1950s. Management opted for a gala evening of star singers and ballet dancers, mostly recorded in segments in advance.

FILE- In this Aug. 28, 2019, file photo, opera singer Placido Domingo performs during a concert in Szeged, Hungary. Domingo will make his first public appearance since recovering from coronavirus to accept a lifetime achievement award on Aug. 6 in Salzburg, Austria. (AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh, File)SOAVE Placido Domingo will make his first public appearance since recovering from coronavirus to accept a lifetime achievement award in Austria next week. The famed tenor will receive the honor on Aug. 6 in Salzburg by the organization behind Austrias Music Prize at an invitation-only ceremony. Since European lockdowns have eased, classical music performances are gradually resuming and Domingo also has a full fall calendar, just months after recovering from the virus.

Musicians from the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra perform during a concert in the ancient northeastern city of Baalbek, Lebanon, Sunday, July 5, 2020. Dubbed "an act of cultural resilience," the concert aims to send a message of unity and hope to the world amid the coronavirus pandemic and an unprecedented economic and financial crisis in Lebanon. For the first time since the Baalbek International Festival was launched in 1956, this year's concert is being held without an audience, in line with strict COVID-19 guidelines. Lebanese watching the 55-minute show at home posted nostalgic sentiments on social media about bygone days that have been replaced by an economic crisis and growing poverty and hunger. Lebanon is being shaken by a severe economic and financial crisis, made worse in recent months by the coronavirus and lockdown restrictions.

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This Nov. 8, 2019 photo shows Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli during an interview at his home in North Miami, Fla. Bocelli is defending opera legend Placido Domingo and calling it absurd that opera houses have canceled the stars performances before sexual harassment allegations against him are fully investigated. Three U.S. music companies canceled Domingo appearances following allegations of sexual harassment made by multiple women earlier this year. (AP Photo/Ellis Rua)Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is defending opera legend Placido Domingo and calling it "absurd" that opera houses have canceled the star's performances before sexual harassment allegations against him are fully investigated. Bocelli spoke to The Associated Press through an Italian translator during an interview at his Miami-area home. Three U.S. music companies canceled Domingo appearances following allegations of sexual harassment made by multiple women in two AP stories earlier this year.

FILE - In this July 12, 2019, photo, Placido Domingo speaks during a news conference about his upcoming show "Giovanna d'Arco" in Madrid, Spain. The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee says opera legend Domingo has said he wont perform at pre-Olympics cultural events in Japan. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)TOKYO The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee says opera legend Placido Domingo has said he won't perform at pre-Olympics cultural events in Japan. The committee said in a statement Friday that Domingo decided not to perform at an event scheduled for April that was meant to bring together opera and traditional Japanese Kabuki theater and officials accepted his decision. U.S. opera houses have canceled Domingo's appearance following sexual harassment allegations against him.

1941: Tenor singer and conductor Plcido Domingo, known for his versatile and strong voice and one of the members of The Three Tenors, is born in Madrid, Spain. LOS ANGELES - Famed opera singer, conductor and composer Placido Domingo is being accused by multiple women of sexual harassment, the Associated Press reports. The AP states Domingo has tried for decades to pressure women into relationships by promising jobs and damaging their careers if they refused, citing interviews with eight singers and a dancer. The AP report goes on to say that Domingo's behavior was an 'open secret' in the opera world. One accuser tells the AP she was groped, and three others report unwanted kisses.