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In this photo provided by the Metropolitan Opera, Placido Domingo stands on stage at the Metropolitan Opera, Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, in New York. Domingo celebrated the 50th anniversary of his debut at the Met. (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera via AP)

Placido Domingo feted at Met Opera for his 50th anniversary

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

This Oct. 11, 2018 photo released by the Metropolitan Opera shows Composer Nico Muhly, right, with general manager Peter Gelb, left, and librettist Nicholas Wright during rehearsals for &quot;Marnie,&quot; at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera via AP)

Nico Muhly scores with second commission from Met

By MIKE SILVERMAN - Associated Press

This Sept. 11, 2018 photo released by The Metropolitan Opera shows mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca as Dalila in a scene from Saint-Saens' &quot;Samson et Dalila&quot; at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. A new production will be broadcast live in HD to movie theaters on Saturday, Oct. 20. (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera via AP)

Opera mezzo sees softer side of Dalila in ‘Samson et Dalila’

By MIKE SILVERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2014, file photo, pedestrians make their way in front of the Metropolitan Opera house at New York's Lincoln Center. The Metropolitan Opera will start regular Sunday afternoon performances for the first time in its century-plus history during the 2019-20 season. (AP Poto/John Minchillo, File)

Met Opera to start Sunday performances in 2019-20

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 7, 2006 file photo, Boston Symphony Orchestra music director James Levine conducts the symphony on its opening night performance at Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass. The Metropolitan Opera says it found credible evidence that conductor James Levine engaged in sexually abusive or harassing conduct with seven people during his tenure with the company that included inappropriate touching and demands for sex acts over a 25-year period, Friday, May 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Met says it has evidence Levine abused or harassed 7 people

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

The Latest: Met Opera says Levine’s suit full of ‘untruths’

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FILE - In this July 7, 2006 file photo, Boston Symphony Orchestra music director James Levine conducts the symphony on its opening night performance at Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass. On Thursday, March 15, 2018, Levine file suit against the Metropolitan Opera over a sexual-misconduct investigation that sank his storied career. Court papers say the renowned opera company conducted a one-sided inquiry into baseless allegations to tarnish him and then fired him Monday, March 12, 2018 without so much as a phone call. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Conductor Levine, ousted after sex abuse inquiry, sues Met

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 7, 2006 file photo, Boston Symphony Orchestra music director James Levine conducts the symphony on its opening night performance at Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass. The Met Opera has fired music director emeritus James Levine, finding &quot;credible evidence&quot; of &quot;sexually abusive&quot; conduct. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Levine fired by Met after it finds evidence of sexual abuse

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 7, 2006 file photo, Boston Symphony Orchestra music director James Levine conducts the symphony on its opening night performance at Tanglewood in Lenox., Mass. New York's Metropolitan Opera says it will investigate allegations that its longtime conductor, Levine, sexually abused a teenager in the mid-1980s. Details of the police report were first reported Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, on the New York Post website. Levine, 74, stepped down as music director of the Met in April 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

James Levine fired by Met Opera over ‘credible evidence’ of ‘sexually abusive’ conduct

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