MUSIC

Tenor Placido Domingo said this week that he’s pulling out of five performances this summer at London’s Royal Opera House. An opera house spokesman expressed “extreme sorrow” that the Spanish singer would not essay the title role of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” in June and July. Domingo, 47, said that he had not sung the role recently and would need more time to prepare. Instead of “Lohengrin,” he’ll perform in two concerts with the Royal Opera House orchestra.