We do not talk about this enough in the opera industry. We need to stop the stop the stigma of vocal injuries in our industry. You are not a broken opera singer, if you get an injury. You are human. You are an athlete. Your instrument consists of two tiny muscles in your throat, supported by the muscles through out the rest of your body. Was Peyton Manning broken after his neck surgery? No. He came back and threw the ball better than ever! I had my surgery 11 years ago and have never had a vocal