The Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballé failed to appear in a Barcelona court this week to settle a tax fraud case, and her lawyer stepped down as her legal representative in the matter.
Ms. Caballé, who was summoned by a judge on Tuesday, did not explain her absence, although one of her assistants told the Spanish news agency EFE that she had been ill. No further details were provided.
The court is expected to set another date for Ms. Caballé, 82, to appear in the case. If she again fails to turn up, she could face new charges.
Ms. Caballé, a soprano and a star of the international opera stage for five decades, reached a deal with a public prosecutor in December to receive a symbolic prison sentence of six months and to pay a fine of 254,000 euros, or about $286,000, for having falsely claimed residency in Andorra. The principality, wedged between Spain and France, has long thrived as a tax haven.
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