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We get only a few precious minutes to make a good impression on those all-important folks who do the hiring, but those minutes can make all the difference. Here are a few tips on how to make those first impressions positive ones.

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The onset of winter often brings an increase of problems for those who suffer from asthma. Dr. Jahn offers his sound advice for detecting and treating the affliction.

Seattle Opera is making its mark as the American center for Wagner operas. Dr. DiGaetani gives CS readers a report on this summer’s Ring Cycle.

Each month Classical Singer highlights two of the 14 singers our panel of distinguished judges selected from more than 200 AudComps 2005 applicants for having a ready-to-go audition package appropriate to their Artist Division. This month we spotlight Sergio Blázquez from the Professional Division and Holly Sorensen from the Emerging Professional Division.

Singers spend a lifetime working to improve their dramatic and interpretive abilities for their art. Sometimes those carefully honed skills can seep into other aspects of life, with negative results. Michelle Kunz suggests some ways to draw the curtain between the stage and your personal life.

Feedback from teachers and coaches is essential in this business, but too often we underestimate the importance of understanding our own voices. Here are some great tips for working on a self-help guide for your voice.

From San Francisco Opera, to Houston Grand Opera, to the Shanghai Conservatory, Patrick Summers has enjoyed a successful and varied career as a music director, teacher, and conductor. In this Classical Singer exclusive, he shares his secrets for having a career as a singer, his amazing experiences working in China, and what he looks for in an audition.

Years ago, while living in Italy, I never ceased to be amazed by the reaction I got when I answered the question, “What do you do?” When Italians found out

What have your career highlights been, so far? Performing my first professional recital in my hometown after returning from two years of study in Paris. Making my professional opera debut

In a recent crossover from singer to “admin,” Erda gained a new perspective on what singers communicate by their behavior—both good and bad. She shares her insights to help you be the type of singer that administrators will want to work with again and again.

Behind every great recital singer is a great pianist, and John Newmark, a master Lieder accompanist, was behind some of the best, including Maureen Forrester, Janet Baker and most famously, Kathleen Ferrier. In this interview, Michel Bourda, Newmark’s friend for more than 30 years, reminisces about this German-born prodigy who became one of Canada’s leading musical luminaries.