Placido Domingo: I try to stay neutral

From an interview with La Razon:

‘My opinion is useless and won’t change anything. What counts are the human beings, and above all the children who suffer and die even today, in 2025. We listen to the news, but we’ve become deaf to the pain. What good does it do to comment on these tragedies, or to take sides? It only fosters more division and generates more hatred.

‘In 1962, Marta and I, newlyweds, spent two and a half years in Israel, singing at the Israel National Opera in Tel Aviv. Back then, everything was relatively peaceful… and on Sundays we went to Mass in a Catholic church on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. I’ve also sung in Russia many times, for the first time during the Teatro alla Scala tour in Moscow in the 1970s. I’ve also had the privilege of singing in Ukraine before very enthusiastic audiences. You can’t imagine how many friends and colleagues I’ve had and have in all these countries and of all religions.

‘My Operalia competition has always welcomed singers from all over the world, because music is a universal language. Nothing can replace diplomacy and political mediation, but I am convinced that music can open doors, make differences between people less radical, and create a more conducive environment for dialogue.’

Continues here.

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