A South Korean tenor who lost his voice due to cancer surgery is undergoing rehabilitation with support from Japanese to return to the stage, believing in a miracle.
Bae Jae Chul, 37, who belongs to a German opera house, began feeling there was something wrong in his throat while performing "Don Carlo" in fall 2005. He was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and underwent surgery.
The operation was successful, but doctors had to cut the nerves in his vocal cords, leaving him unable to speak.