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Dear Editor: LOVE IT!! I am now a “stay-at-home mom,” with a 3-year-old and 1-year-old. [Your publication] helps me feel connected to the classical music community. Thank you! —Bethany Neese,

Traditionally, our May issue has something in it to help focus singers’ attention on the family—and this issue is no exception. We have two articles for those of you—both men

We asked countertenor Daniel Gundlach to keep a journal of the actual experiences he had in Paris singing the world premiere of an opera—the highs, the lows, the parties, the interactions—so that young singers will be able to experience the daily life of an international singer.

Have you dealt with monster conductors or have they all been angels? Les Dreyer from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra has had both.

Singers want information on non-traditional healthcare but too often, they can't rely on what they hear. Here it is from our own Dr. Jahn

This singer and other musicians who are just like you raised more than $11,000 for the tsunami victims. Can you do the same? Yes! Write us and we’ll help you learn how. Send an email to aubrey@classicalsinger.com!

On April 15, beloved Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles passed away in Barcelona, Spain. Her body was brought promptly to the Catalonian Regional Palace, where it lay in state

This year’s Classical Singer International Convention will feature a special “Counter Convention” just for countertenors. The reasons should be clear when you read the letter below, which was sent out to our e-mail list. Countertenors have special issues the rest of us don’t face, and they need more support from the singing community. Please pass this article on to your countertenor friends — particularly the young ones — and welcome them to join new friends at the Convention. We have all had hard times as singers, and we wouldn’t wish those times on anyone. Let’s help countertenors out by extending a hand of friendship and welcome.

Ms. Cuccaro will be teaching at the Classical Singer Convention. Teachers and singers interested in high notes should plan on attending to see how high notes are taught by a master teacher.An excerpt from an interview in the September 2004 issue of Classical Singer magazine. To read the full interview, go to www.classicalsinger.com/magazine/archive.php.

JoAnn Ottley taught one of the most popular classes at the CS Convention last year giving singers an emotional and spiritual “high” discovering the real power of their voices. She will be at the 2005 Convention and has asked that participants read her two articles before attending her class. Both articles are available in their entirety on the open access area of the CS website, www.classicalsinger.com. Below are excerpts from Part 2, as printed in March 2004.

Catherine Heiser will be helping singers with their audition and concert looks at the 2005 Classical Singer Convention May 27-30 in New York City as well as displaying her designs in a fashion show just for classical singers. See page 38 for convention information.

I have been so inspired by the letters that have been coming in from those of you who have gone out there and not only tried to make things happen