Recovering Domingo ready for La Scala
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April 13, 2010, Tuesday
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PLACIDO Domingo admitted he was scared when he heard he had colon cancer and said he is overjoyed to be able to return to singing in public again at Milan's La Scala - one of the most challenging operatic venues.
"The joy of returning to Milan is immense ... especially being able, after some fear, to continue my career," the tenor said yesterday before he debuts on Friday.
Domingo, 69, will sing the baritone role of Simon Boccanegra in Giuseppe Verdi's opera of the same name at La Scala, whose audiences are renowned for their vocal appreciation - or rejection - of singers.
Ticket prices range from 12 euros (US$16.33) to 187 euros and all seats are taken.
Domingo, the sole opera performer left of the famed "Three Tenors" after Luciano Pavarotti died of cancer in 2007 and Jose Carreras announced his retirement last year, had surgery to remove a malignant polyp from his colon in New York last month. "To hear the word tumor certainly scares you," he said, wearing a blue blazer that looked too big for him.
Domingo exhorted others to take tests for cancer earlier than he did, in order to avoid similar problems.
"I'm making a recommendation to everyone to get the checks ... it only takes half an hour or 40 minutes," Domingo said.
Daniel Barenboim, who will conduct the opera and is also one of the world's finest pianists, said he was "very happy" to be doing Boccanegra at La Scala.
"For me, it's a very special occasion. (Domingo is) someone I have admired for many years and also a friend I've been close to for years."
"The joy of returning to Milan is immense ... especially being able, after some fear, to continue my career," the tenor said yesterday before he debuts on Friday.
Domingo, 69, will sing the baritone role of Simon Boccanegra in Giuseppe Verdi's opera of the same name at La Scala, whose audiences are renowned for their vocal appreciation - or rejection - of singers.
Ticket prices range from 12 euros (US$16.33) to 187 euros and all seats are taken.
Domingo, the sole opera performer left of the famed "Three Tenors" after Luciano Pavarotti died of cancer in 2007 and Jose Carreras announced his retirement last year, had surgery to remove a malignant polyp from his colon in New York last month. "To hear the word tumor certainly scares you," he said, wearing a blue blazer that looked too big for him.
Domingo exhorted others to take tests for cancer earlier than he did, in order to avoid similar problems.
"I'm making a recommendation to everyone to get the checks ... it only takes half an hour or 40 minutes," Domingo said.
Daniel Barenboim, who will conduct the opera and is also one of the world's finest pianists, said he was "very happy" to be doing Boccanegra at La Scala.
"For me, it's a very special occasion. (Domingo is) someone I have admired for many years and also a friend I've been close to for years."
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