Spanish tenor Placido Domingo (C) performs 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 33 months ago

Spanish tenor Placido Domingo (C) performs 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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