MADRID: Spanish opera singer Plácido Domingo said Sunday that he’s infected with the coronavirus.
The 79-year-old Domingo said in a post on his personal Facebook account Sunday that “I feel it is my moral duty to announce to you that I have tested positive.”
The tenor says he and his family are in self-isolation and that he is feeling well despite having fever and a cough.
“I beg everyone to be extremely careful, follow the basic guidelines by washing your hands frequently, keeping at least a 6 foot distance from others, doing everything you can to stop the virus from spreading and please above all stay home if you can!” he said.
Domingo, one of the world’s top opera stars, has recently been accused by several women of sexual misconduct. That has led to several of his performances being canceled and an apology from him.
Spain is the third hardest-hit country after China and Italy with 28,572 infections and 1,720 deaths in the virus outbreak.
Spanish opera singer Plácido Domingo has coronavirus
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Spanish opera singer Plácido Domingo has coronavirus
- Domingo said that “I feel it is my moral duty to announce to you that I have tested positive”
Sotheby’s ‘Origins II’ opens to public in Diriyah
DUBAI: Art lovers in Saudi Arabia currently have the chance to view works by some of the most influential names in modern and contemporary art, as Sotheby’s showcases the contents of its upcoming “Origins II” sale in a free public exhibition in Diriyah.
Open to visitors until 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 31, the exhibition is being held at Bujairi Terrace and coincides with the opening of the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2026. The display brings together more than 60 lots spanning modern and contemporary art, offering the public a rare opportunity to see works by leading Saudi and Middle Eastern artists alongside renowned international figures.
The exhibition features works by Saudi artists Mohamed Siam and Dia Aziz Dia, who will make their auction debuts in the sale. Both are regarded as among the most significant voices of the Kingdom’s second generation of modern artists. Their works are shown alongside those of trailblazing peers, including Safeya Binzagr, Abdulhalim Radwi, and Mohammed Al-Saleem.
International highlights in the sale include works by Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Anish Kapoor.
The exhibition leads into Sotheby’s second auction to be held in Saudi Arabia, with the “Origins II” sale set to take place on Jan. 31. The auction will be staged in Diriyah — the birthplace of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of At-Turaif — at the amphitheater.
