Comeback kid
According to first reports, Rolando Villazón enjoyed a much-applauded success earlier this evening at the Vienna State Opera as Nemorino, his first staged opera performance in almost a year.
According to first reports, Rolando Villazón enjoyed a much-applauded success earlier this evening at the Vienna State Opera as Nemorino, his first staged opera performance in almost a year.
The vocal cord paralysis was indeed from a stroke. sorry ConniePap, that is directly from his wife. He could speak but not sing.
Hmmm… London sang for a year or two after one of his vocal cords became paralized. He talked about it on a broadcast interview around 65 when he said that he was singing with only one cord.
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Stroke is a common term used for any paralysis. London walked and talked after his vocal paralysis and was active in opera productions. Sroke in the strict maedical term is a cerebralvascular accident or CVA that requires physical and speech therapy. Even after a CVA, some patients can completely recover. BTW, some patients experince TIAs (transient ischemic attacks)from which they can recover. With proper workup and intervention, future catastrophic CVAs can be pevented.
Apparently, Nana Mouskouri has ALWAYS sung on just one vocal cord. But I don’t think she’d have been as good at the Hollaender and Boris as glorious George was. I think that, timbre-wise, he might just be my No 1 male singer.