OPERA STAR DOMINGO TO UNDERGO SURGERY
Opera star PLACIDO DOMINGO will undergo surgery this week (ends28Feb10) a= fter suffering abdominal pains during a recent performance in Tokyo, Japa= n.
The Spanish tenor, 69, has been forced to put his world tour on hold af= ter doubling over in pain during his performance on 13 February (10).
On Monday (22Feb10), Domingo’s publicist Nancy Seltzer confirmed he wil= l undergo the "medically recommended preventive surgery" at a New York ho= spital.
But she is confident Domingo will be back on the road within six weeks = after a brief recuperation period.
Further details about Domingo’s condition were unknown as WENN went to = press.
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