by Reena Gupta | Feb 18, 2021 | Vocal Health and Injury Prevention, Voice Stories in the News
Can Opera Training help long haul COVID patients recover? Reena Gupta, MD Singing is a sport. Any professional singer knows this intuitively, as their training leverages breath support, endurance, strength and agility. Though respectfully placed in the ‘artist’...
by EOSCVH | Aug 24, 2020 | Medical Issues and the Voice, Vocal Health and Injury Prevention, Voice - General Information, Voice Stories in the News
When I heard Adele was cancelling the last two performances of her tour, I felt true sadness for her. I know how hard she has worked to endure injury, get through surgery and recovery, and take the stage again. Despite this battle, she is again in an unwanted position...
by EOSCVH | Aug 24, 2020 | Medical Issues and the Voice, Voice Stories in the News
With two cancelled tours in as many months, there was a lot of speculation about Adele’s voice. Could this really be something as simple as laryngitis as was claimed? Or was something more sinister going on? It is common knowledge that Adele smokes. That said, I...
by EOSCVH | Aug 23, 2020 | Vocal Surgery and Recovery, Voice Stories in the News
Stories of professional singers who require surgery after vocal injury are increasing in frequency. Keith Urban, country singing superstar, is the latest in a long line of those who have announced the need for vocal surgery, which he will undergo to remove a vocal...
by EOSCVH | Aug 23, 2020 | Voice - General Information, Voice Stories in the News
The latest internet drama is Steven Tyler’s rendition of The Star Spangled Banner at Sunday’s AFC Championship game. Critics called him “raspier-than-normal” and state he had difficulty with the notorious high note. Listening to the replay, I struggled to understand...
by EOSCVH | Aug 23, 2020 | Voice Stories in the News
My blog tends to focus more on giving information on the care of the voice. But as a former singer and true lover of music, I can’t help but occasionally indulge that to talk about the art of voice. I could not let the passing of Etta James go by without saying...
