Placido Domingo returns to work following surgery

Placido Domingo has returned to work following his cancer surgery three weeks ago, dpa reported according to Los Angeles Times.

The Spanish tenor, 69, attended his first rehearsal Thursday at the Los Angeles Opera where he is the musical director.

The report quoted Domingo as saying that he had started to sing two days ago in private, and that he is set to begin rehearsals for Simon Boccanegra at Italy's La Scala in two weeks.

Domingo had laparoscopic surgery earlier this month in New York to remove a malignant polyp from his colon.

"It is still tender, you know," said Domingo, pointing to his midsection. "But I started proving my voice again two days ago."