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1. Dutoit steps down from Royal orchestra amid sex allegations w/Photo

   Jan 10, 2018 | The Daily Record

   Charles Dutoit has stepped down as artistic director and principal conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra following multiple allegations of sexual assault, the orchestra said Wednesday. The renowned conductor's departure had been scheduled for October 2019, but the London-based orchestra said in a statement that his departure was effective immediately.

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2. Famed conductor Dutoit accused of sexual misconduct w/Photo

   Dec 21, 2017 | The Daily Record

   Three opera singers and a classical musician say that world-renowned conductor Charles Dutoit sexually assaulted them - physically restraining them, forcing his body against theirs, sometimes thrusting his tongue into their mouths, and in one case, sticking one of their hands down his pants. In separate interviews with The Associated Press, the accusers provided detailed accounts of incidents they say occurred between 1985 and 2010 in a moving car, the two-time Grammy winner's hotel suite, his dressing room, an elevator and the darkness of backstage.

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   Related Topix: Arts, Opera, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Classical, Springs, NY, The Philadelphia Orchestra

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