The Savior Of Lost Voices: A Vocal Surgeon's Story
Pioneering vocal surgeon Steven Zeitels gets profiled by The New Yorker
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Singer Adele, winner of the Best Original Song award for 'Skyfall,' poses in the press room during the Oscars.
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Back in 2011, things looked murky for British singer Adele, even though she was selling millions of copies of her album 21. A benign polyp on a vocal cord had reduced her voice to a raspy whisper, and it was uncertain whether her singing career could continue.
Enter Dr. Steven Zeitels, a Boston-based surgeon who treated Adele and other famous (and not-so-famous) singers. New Yorker staff writer John Colapintowrote about Zeitels groundbreaking work in this week’s issue of the magazine, and he joins us to talk about the story -- and his own vocal troubles.
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