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The singer, whose career spans more than five
decades, said he now understood that some of the women who
accused him were afraid to express how they felt "as they
worried how that could affect their career", Europa Press quoted
the statement as saying.
He said he had analyzed the accusations since they first emerged
in August and has "grown up with the experience".
"Even though it was not (my) intention, never ever anybody
should feel this way," Domingo added, according to Europa Press.
A representative of Domingo didn't return an email seeking
comment.
The Spanish singer dropped out of a performance at the
Metropolitan Opera in New York in November following the
accusations of sexual misconduct leveled by several women in the
classical music world.
More than three dozen singers, dancers, musicians, voice
teachers and backstage staff have said they witnessed or
experienced inappropriate behavior by Domingo towards women at
different opera houses over the last three decades.
Domingo, a tenor who turned to the baritone repertoire as he
aged, had originally disputed the accusations against him.
Several opera houses around the world canceled appearances by
Domingo and the Los Angeles Opera, where he is general director,
said it would start an independent investigation into the
accusations.
As the "Three Tenors", Domingo, Jose Carreras and the late
Luciano Pavarotti helped bring opera to a wider audience with
concerts around the world in the 1990s.
(Reporting by Inti Landauro; Editing by Catherine Evans)
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