2001 – Page 2

The name Juilliard is weighted with history and prestige. The school’s reputation, its location in Lincoln Center at the heart of New York City’s cultural community, and its links with

Where, Oh Where Did My Garment Bag Go? Famed soprano Renée Fleming apparently left a garment bag containing two valuable custom-designed Gianfranco Ferré gowns in the Westchester County Airport on

A definite "keeper from the Dean Emeritus of American accompanists, this comprehensive list illuminates the steps necessary to make any song your own and communicate it with understanding and authority. In compiling these notes, Maestro Trovillo has distilled the wisdom of a lifetime of work with the greatest singers of several generations.

A special birthday tribute to the Dean of American Accompanists, featuring testimonials from his singers and priceless advice on how to learn a new song from the maestro himself.

The familiarity of this aria necessitates a careful examination to prevent a rendition too rote to reveal its freshness and meaning.

Dear Singers, The terrorist attack of September 11th has made this month of Thanksgiving more poignant than any other has been. For the first time in our lives, we appreciate

Patient: Doctor, it hurts when I do this.
Doctor: Then don't do that.

Two renowned divas, Daniela Dessi and Sylvie Valayre, reflect on another diva, Puccini's Tosca.

Bass-Baritone Alan Held advises Classical Singer readers on how to find happiness in the field of singing despite pressures of the business with eccentric production, traveling, and more. He also shares secrets of success in his two greatest roles: father and husband.

Immortal for her teaching of Schwarzkopf as well as her own remarkably controlled singing, this soprano's recorded legacy deserves the closest study.

It is not an evil, it is a necessity. Keep it flowing, and if it becomes a problem, wash it away.

The following letters are but a sampling of the singer responses to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Some are from the Classical Singer forum; some were forwarded to