French opera singer says she was sexually assaulted while on stage

Chloe Briot's case has already prompted the French ministry of culture to look at a new system to report and prevent harassment. Photo: Pixabay

Singer Chloe Briot was in the middle of a love scene on stage at the Opera Comique in Paris when she said her co-star sexually assaulted her.

The French baritone had done something similar in rehearsals, Briot claimed, and she had warned him to stop.