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Mark Crayton, countertenor First Prize Professional Division Mark Crayton created the role of the “First Minstrel” in The Holland Festival’s production of Peter Onnes’ Pantagruel et Gargantua, a role specifically

A Pocket Guide to the Ups and Downs of Membership

Oren Brown was a voice teacher and faculty member at The Juilliard School from 1972 to 1991. His many accomplishments include his book Discover Your Voice: How to Develop Healthy Voice Habits. He passed away March 6, 2004 of congestive heart failure. This interview took place between sessions of a powerful master class produced by Cindy Dewey, head of opera and voice at Utah State University, one of Oren Brown's last appearances.

Teaching voice is a wonderful "day job". Pedagogy expert Joan Boytim has just written a voice teacher's manual-and completed more than 30 volumes of teaching material- to help you.

We received a flood of essays from singers eager to tell us about their teachers—and it has been so wonderful to read them. Not every teacher can be as accomplished as our Teacher of the Year, but they should be as nurturing.

This rising opera star seemed destined to play a different role- as a Catholic priest- until his mentor who woke him up to his true life's calling.

Dear Editor: Audition info—great. Articles such as [the] effects of intubation during surgery and alternative measures—very, very helpful. Most articles very helpful. —Rosalind Rankus, Cinnaminson, NJ Dear Editor: Would have

Rest in Peace, Nicolai Ghiaurov On June 2, Italian newspapers announced that the great Bulgarian-born bass, Nicolai Ghiaurov, passed away at a private clinic in Modena. He was 74 years

How wonderful it was to meet so many of you at the convention last month! It was like a big party with old friends! Next year in New York! I

One of the favorites at the Classical Singer Convention, Neil Semer here helps singers reach beyond the ordinary.

Getting a manager is a major stepping-stone int he move from amateur to professional- but how does a singer go about achieving this important goal? One singer asked CS that very question; Cindy Sadler provides the answer

July is Classical Singer’s Coach’s Month. This Coach issue happens every July—and it gives us the opportunity to spotlight a coach as Coach of the Year. This year we chose