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What has been a career highlight up until now? The biggest highlight of my career so far was when I was asked to cover the role of Mimì in La

Staying organized can be a time-consuming and never-ending task! Here are some tips to help you organize those piles that are cluttering up your desk.

Dr. Anthony Jahn shares his wisdom and solutions for dealing with acid reflux, getting light-headed while singing, treating asthma as a singer, handling sinus problems and choosing a singer-friendly hearing aid. As always, the advice is free for the taking!

Has applause become so perfunctory that it doesn’t really mean anything anymore? Is the standing ovation such the norm that it no longer signifies an extraordinary performance? Dr. Levinson examines these questions and offers a few more meaningful alternatives.

It was 7:25 p.m., and curtain was at 7:30. I hurried around backstage, making sure my props were in place and finding what I needed for Mimì’s first entrance. Suddenly,

In this special edition, we pay tribute to the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Classical Singer magazine. Carla Wood (her singing name), also known as CJ Williamson (her editorial name), made an indelible mark on the world of singing. Her husband, David Wood, gives an insider’s look at her life and career as a singer, editor, wife, mother, and friend. Her life was
one of many challenges— from back pain, to bipolar disorder, and finally to cancer—and yet she rose above these hardships to have
a positive impact on tens of thousands of singers and forever change the business of singing. You can view singers’ comments
about the life of Carla Wood, and add your own, at www.classicalsinger.com/carla_wood/.

A conservatory performance degree, a big-name New York teacher and coach, a Met audition win on your résumé—the list goes on for the traditional path that supposedly leads to singing fame. Sometimes, though, tradition is a bit overrated. Read how singer Dorothy Byrne has found success—not in spite of a non-traditional background, but because of it.

Patricia Wise’s singing career has taken her to countries all around the world, giving her many opportunities to observe other national singing sounds. In this article, she narrows her focus to the American singing sound. Patricia asks and answers the difficult questions: Is there such a sound? How did it evolve? What are its characteristics?

Recently named as a Fulbright Scholar for 2005-06, Jennifer Porto chronicles her experience preparing the application, receiving the good news, and preparing for a one-month stint studying German in Kiel to kick off her year abroad. Here’s the first installment of many more to come over the next year.

We asked our readers to give us their opinions about the size and type of school they attended for their higher education, and the response was overwhelming. Here are some of their comments.

Excerpted from the upcoming Student Singer’s Starter Kit: A Guide to Education for Young Singers and Their Parents. Copyright 2005 Cindy Sadler. All Rights Reserved. Published by permission of the author.

Here’s the best advice I could give to students as they research schools for undergraduate study: Write to, speak with, and meet with voice teachers with whom they may wish