2003 – Page 12

LOCATED IN THE HEART OF LOS ANGELES’S urban sprawl, the University of Southern California (USC) campus is an oasis of culture and learning. Its music department, now called the USC

Ever wanted to go on tour? Alison England shows you the when, where, why and how.

Ever wonder what those musicians in the pit are paid? Here’s your chance to find out.

Your teacher may be dead set against it, but singers who want to expand their potential market are being lured into crossover. Perhaps it’s time to broaden the horizons, as stage director Daniel Helfgot explains.

April 15th is right around the corner, and now is the time to start finalizing your tax preparations for the upcoming filing season. Waiting until the last moment to organize your paperwork could result in costly errors or omissions.

Classical Singer will not be including reports from Rome Festival Opera [Directed by Fritz Maraffi] in this issue or on our website. The last time Classical Singer magazine did a

Bel Canto Italia School of Opera
The Florence Art Collegium

The Italian Government has posted the following warning about the schools named above. Director Carlos Della Mora uses different names for himself [including Carlos Francis Julio Arduh] and for his school. [Mr. Della Mora has announced a new school in Milwaukee Wisconsin on the website www.florencearts.org which is not covered by this warning from the Italian government] The entire warning is posted at: www.infogiur.com/giurisprudenza/provvedimento_10413_2002.htm. The translation is provided at the end of the site.

CS had the opportunity to catch up with one of Eastman School of Music’s rising stars, to get her opinion about one of the top-rated summer programs. We asked her for her honest opinion about life in the trenches of a summer program.

Summer programs can be about getting a role on the resume, or they can be about learning skills, overcoming fears and becoming an entirely new performer. Several programs focus on the singer in this way such as Wesley Balk, Peter Harrower and others. Russell Herbert interviews alumni and 2002 participant of OperaWors.

Hundreds of singers wrote about their experiences at pay-to-sing programs in the summer of 2002. We have complied some of the most interesting quotes to share here. All of the responses can be found on our website.

Film director Benoit Jacquot and singers Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna discuss their experiences in front of and behind the camera on 2002's Tosca.

The following are reports of unsatisfactory experiences at the 2001 and 2002 Bel Canto Italia School of Opera. Classical Singer does not recommend this program.