Cristina Necula sat down with the reknowned conductor Gottfried Rabl on a summer day last July in Vienna, Austria. His comments and views are here translated from their conversation in German.
Alignment, breath, concentration, stamina. Singers learn yoga helps their singing in so many ways. Lori Gunnell explores why and how.
I was in the airport last week and found the magazine Real Simple with twelve suggestions for how to be happy. I’ve found myself thinking about them over and over
Young Artists Programs only accept singers in ther 20s, right? Meet Daniel Rodriguez, the singing policeman you saw on television after 9/11 – a "young artist" at Washington Opera. Read the inspiring story of how he became an overnight success after 25 years of hard work.
Having recently made her Met debut, Josepha Gayer's message to the Classical Singer Community is that you can start your career at any age.
The Coaches Corner this month is by John Burrows who suggests a new motto for coaches to tell singers everywhere, “permission granted!”
You’ve heard about the controversy surrounding the use of supertitles at recitals. If you like the idea, here’s how to do it at your next recital.
How’s your working relationship with your teacher? A few simple suggestions may make all the difference.
Singers keep asking when Gail Sullivan and Dorothy Maddison are going to update Kein Angst Baby, the guide so many singers have used for auditioning in Europe. No plans have been announced yet, but CS heard about a new book on auditioning in Germany, and we asked Jennye Guy to interview the authors for our readers.
Longer Life for Cut Flowers What did you do with the flowers you received at your last performance? Martha Stewart Living advises that to keep cut flowers fresh, give them
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You walk in to the competition wearing blue jeans and a T-shirt, and you check in. As you are escorted onto the stage, you see there is a screen between
