Celine Dion has been forced to scrap more of her shows at Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace because of a virus causing an inflammation of her vocal cords.
The French-Canadian songbird has been ordered to rest her voice for six to eight weeks. She was intially thought to be well enough to take the stage again Saturday, but she won’t be able to resume performances until June 9, she announced on her website Tuesday.
“I tried to sing at my sound check last week, and I had no control of my voice whatsoever,” Celine Dion said in a statement. “We thought that after a few days’ rest I would improve, but it wasn’t getting any better.”
It was previously announced that Celine Dion would shutter shows through March 3. The singer was diagnosed with a viral illness and weakness in her right vocal cord during an examination at UCLA Medical Center on Monday.
Celine Dion began her three-year residency at Caesars last March, with tickets going as high as $250 a pop. The casino spent $95 million building the Colosseum to house Celine Dion‘s production in 2003.
Tickets for the canceled performances will be refunded. Celine Dion‘s next run of performances is scheduled from June 9 to Aug. 19.
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