Opera star to go under the knife

Placido Domingo is to undergo surgery following acute pain, forcing him to cancel performances in Vienna.

The Spanish tenor was scheduled to appear in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci on April 30, May 3 and May 7.

Domingo and his doctor were confident that the star would be fit enough to appear in Wagner’s The Valkyre on May 10 and May 13.

There were no details on Domingo’s ailment.