2002 – Page 5

We all know it is out there somewhere—the difficult, unspoken topic of mental, physical, and sexual abuse by voice teachers in the singing community. But how much of a problem

Stop, Drop and… Sing? During the Royal Opera House’s June 29th performance of The Queen of Spades, soprano Susan Chilcott was reminded of her fire safety lessons when an onstage

Abuse often paralyzes your colleagues. Find out why.

A message for college administrators, voice teachers…and singers

Dear Editor: What perfect timing with your issue about singing the National Anthem! I found the article to be interesting and informative, as it is a popular topic these days.

Miss Roberta Peters gave a well-received recital at Alice Tully Hall on November 17, 2000—fifty years to the day, almost to the minute, of her Met debut. And that debut

The first day I came to New York, I didn’t run to see Lincoln Center, I headed straight for Carnegie Hall. It was the thrill of my life to actually

Soprano Suzanne Rhodes Draayer had the vision, found a partial grant and did the recital…despite a terrible last minute obstacle.

You can be chosen to sing at Carnegie Hall. A group that performs at Carnegie (Weill Hall) regularly is The New York Festival of Song, Inc. (NYFOS). Take a look the website www.nyfos.org for some very innovative recital programming! It was founded in 1988 by its co-artistic directors, Michael Barrett and Steven Blier, and is dedicated to the re-invention of the recital format. CS interviewed Steven Blier via e-mail.

We all know more than we’d like to about bad stress. It can erode our enjoyment of life, make our relationships troubled, and even shorten our lives. But did you

If you want to get to Carnegie Hall, you might take a look at MidAmerica Productions. MidAmerica has arguably brought more artists to Carnegie Hall than any other organization. To date, approximately 600 solo artists and 86,000 choristers have appeared with MidAmerica’s Productions. Classical Singer spoke with the founder of MidAmerica, Peter Tiboris.

John Fisk—Young singer doing the New York auditions circuit John is at his summer program and does not have e-mail access. We’ll hear about his progress when he returns. Kristine