Hi all,
I'm in the middle of my first ever YAP and I've got a problem. My first and only scenes performance will be next week but for a couple of weeks I was covering another scene which was vocally much more exhausting and I overworked my voice while simultaneously (I didn't know this, I know it now) singing on cords covered in thick phlegm due to allergies. I went to a doctor yesterday because the voice was just generally feeling unresponsive and fragile and she says the cords are swollen. Not terribly so but enough to need rest for a week. I said I have rehearsals this week so she put me on steroids. I'm only on day 2 now. Do any of you know how soon is ok for me to lightly begin vocalizing? I sort of cheated and did very light (3 minutes) in the middle voice today just to check progress. It already feels better than it had.
Also, has anyone gone through this and, if so, were you able to sing without ruining yourself? This is my biggest concern. Starting Friday I only have about 3 or 4 rehearsals. None of those should go over an hour each since it is only a short scene we're doing (I'm doing Aida's entrance at the end of the Amneris and Radames duet/terzet). If I were to take it easy and sing ONLY when absolutely necessary is there still a chance of doing real damage????
Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks, DS :-)
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