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Have you ever considered singing in institutions, and making money doing it? Find out if this might be a job for you, and read up on the tricks of the trade.

Any professional singer knows, a great headshot can make the difference between getting the job and losing the job. Here are five photographers tips on how to get great headshots.

Is that singer’s frown ruining your youthful look? From fewer wrinkles to managing TMJ, botox
offers a simple and easy solution. Meet Dr. Jahn at the Classical Singer Convention

Dear Editor: I would like to commend Sherri Weiler’s series of articles on books that singers should have in their library. I especially enjoyed “The Functional Unity of the Singing

Whether you are revamping a résumé you’ve used for years or starting from scratch, here is a sampler of the many great ideas Ms. Sadler will share at the CS Convention in May to make your résumé the most effective tool possible for getting that job.

Met Opera to Continue Broadcasting The Metropolitan Opera has received sufficient funding from the Annenberg and Stabile Foundations to allow it to broadcast the 2004-2005 season, according to a March

One wonders: How good are that black dress’s high notes? As a woman whose size also leaves me squarely
out of the Royal Opera’s black dress territory, I’ve pondered it myself. … How important is image in opera? As shown by this firing of one of the best available artists…the answer is very, very important—sadly important, in an art form that used to be about the voice and the music. Your response to this article will appear in a future issue.

Dear Erda, I’ve recently discovered, to my surprise, that rather than being nothing more than a time-wasting source of income, my church job actually brings me a lot of joy.

A Two-Tenor Aida? When German baritone Josef Metternich sang Amonasro, he often warmed up by singing “Celeste Aida,” to the consternation of the tenor in the next dressing room. Sometimes

Tenor Gregory Kunde is one of the most celebrated American singers on the international stage today. He has performed in all the world’s major opera houses and his repertoire extends from the standard tenor roles such as Alfredo and Rodolfo, to Baroque masterpieces.

At a certain juncture in a young singer’s training, he or she is faced with that inevitable question: “What do I do next? ” Singers are faced with several attractive, albeit confusing options: Do I move to a major city and start auditioning? Pursue chorus work in an opera house? Find an agent? Get my Master’s? Focus on concertizing? For many singers, the perfect choice is a young artist program, which typically combines several of these elements.

Linda Mays, the president of AGMA, has been busy redefining the rules of how singers interact with their managers. This is important reading for all singers. Please read it, and pass it on to all the singers and managers, some accepted practiced out there are just plain illegal.