Domingo to Miss a Month of Met Performances - and more to the point, two broadcasts. Oh no. (Let's hope the BBC Radio 3 is planning to broadcast one of the Covent Garden performances...)
Plácido Domingo will miss tonight's performance of Alfano's Cyrano de Bergerac and seven additional appearances at the Metropolitan Opera because he continues to suffer from tracheitis, the Met announced. In addition to tonight's performance, the tenor has withdrawn from a February 4 performance of Cyrano and performances of Saint-Saëns' Samson et Dalila on February 10, 14, 17, 22, and 25 and March 2...Tracheitis is a bacterial infection of the trachea that can follow a cold or other viral respiratory infection.
He's still scheduled to conduct Rigoletto, so at least he's not resting - because we know what happens when he rests...
You know, I was toying with the idea of popping over to New York to catch a performance of Samson, but ultimately decided against it, because I didn't fancy braving the capriciousness of US airport security. There are already tickets being sold on Opera-L...
Get well soon, Pláci - and certainly by May. Please.
Seems that liquorice is a good cure I do hope that Dr LittleBrother isn't reading this, else I shall probably get told off...
Update: One news source phrases it Wonky Windpipe Sidelines Domingo
