Spanish tenor Placido Domingo (L) and Franco-Italian soprano Nathalie Manfrino perform in Franco Alfano's "Cyrano de Bergerac", an opera inspired by Edmond Rostand, on May 16, 2009, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, during a rehearsal. Directed by Romania's Petrika Ionesco, the opera runs from May 19 to May 31, 2009 in Paris. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

Spanish tenor Placido Domingo (L) and Franco-Italian soprano Nathalie Manfrino perform in Franco Alfano's "Cyrano de Bergerac", an opera inspired by Edmond Rostand, on May 16, 2009, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, during a rehearsal. Directed by Romania's Petrika Ionesco, the opera runs from May 19 to May 31, 2009 in Paris.

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