Voice Medicine

William Sheller, stage discomfort during rehearsals and concert cancellation

William Sheller was to play in Albi (France) in the "Pause Guitare" festival. When he began playing piano in rehearsal before the concert, he "felt bad" with a real feeling of discomfort. The concert has been cancelled. (...)
Bernard Imbert, opera singer dies on stage

Opera singer, baritone, Bernard Imbert died Saturday evening on stage in the theater of Mandelieu when representing "Offenbach in all its forms" with the Orchestra of Cannes. (...)
The singer Alejandro Fuentes Jano shot by firearm

The singer Alejandro Fuentes who was involved in as Christina Grimmie The Voice has been murdered by firearm. (...)
The singer Zayn Malik cancels his stage performance because of an anxiety attack before going on stage

Singer Zayn Malik, former member of One Direction has experienced this overwhelming anxiety before singing in front of his audience. It had to perform on stage at the Summertime Ball this Saturday, June 11, 2016. But just before appearing on stage, an anxiety attack has invaded him and he had to cancel the performance. (...)
A singer shot gun after a concert in Florida

Christina Grimmie, the young singer who had participated in the TV show The Voice in the US was shot at the end of the show she gave in Orlando, Florida Friday, June 10, 2016. (...)
Chronic orofacial pain and the practice of musical instruments and singing

Musicians particularly wind players frequently feel orofacial pain. We often speak of temporomandibular disorders. A scientific study highlighted the high prevalence of orofacial pain in wind instrumentalists, violin and viola, compared to other instrumentalists in the orchestra. (...)
Baritone Michael Volle unveils his voice

What's really going on inside the mouth of a baritone singing. Video shows remarkably vocal act through functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). (...)
A singer dies on scene of a cobra bite

The singer died of a snake bite on his singing tour. Musical shows with snakes are traditional in Indonesia, but are generally done with non-poisonous snakes or neutralizing the poison before the show. (...)