As we look back on 20 years of Classical Singer magazine, CS’ resident physician looks back on singer health over the past 20 years. Scientists, doctors, and laryngologists have played a critical role in helping singers stay well, but Dr. Jahn gives most of the credit to singers themselves, who are taking more ownership for their voices and their health.
Just a few years after its beginnings, The New York Opera Newsletter tackled the difficult topic of race discrimination. In some of the first letters subscribers wrote to TNYON, they complained of discrimination in the workplace. TNYON set to work surveying readers and published the findings in December 1995, reprinted here. Has discrimination in the arts drastically improved or gotten worse? Please take a moment to visit our website and complete the 2008 Discrimination Survey. Watch for the results in an upcoming issue of CS, and let’s see how far we’ve come since 1995.
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The General Interest Forum has been a fundamental part of the online Classical Singer Community since its creation in 1998. The Forum is more than a resource; it has become one of the most popular discussion panels available on the Web when it comes to classical singers and those interested in the art of singing. Forum moderator, alias Vagabond, shares his thoughts on this important resource and shares insightful, educational, and humorous quotes from forumites.
In case you haven’t realized it yet, Classical Singer magazine completes its twentieth year of publication this month. For this special anniversary edition, we asked long time CS writer Kresha Faber to share with readers a bit of our history, from our start as The New York Opera Newsletter through the evolution to the Classical Singer magazine you see today. We hope you enjoy this special insider’s look at who we are and what we’re about.
Some time ago, while contemplating the approach of Classical Singer’s twentieth birthday, we decided to prepare a commemorative issue. Part of our plan was to share the best-of-the-best articles from
After three intense rounds of competition among more than 200 applicants, the judges of the AudComps 2007 named 13 singers Certified Classical Singers for 2007-2008. This month, we feature soprano Maria Alu from the Emerging Professional Division and soprano Suzanne Ramo from the Professional Division.
Publisher David Wood, who founded CS—together with his wife, Carla Wood (a.k.a. CJ Williamson) —looks back on 20 years in the business.
Since it is the holiday season, a season to be thankful and celebrate that which we are given, let us look at the subject of gratitude. Like last year’s holiday column, “Opera’s Most Generous Moments” (see December 2006), this month we take three examples from the operatic literature and mine them for wisdom on this all-important topic. What is gratitude? How do we express it? How can practicing it change the way we feel about the world and our singing?
Laugh with us—and at us—in a variety of humorous moments from the last 20 years.
Over the years, Classical Singer has brought you interviews with many of the legendary greats, such as Roberta Peters, Martina Arroyo, and Lucine Amara, who we featured in this interview reprinted from the October 1998 issue. In addition to speaking candidly about her long dispute with the Met over age discrimination and how she ultimately won, she also shares hilarious anecdotes and terrific tips for the next generation of singers.
In 1994, TNYON asked its readers if they lie about their age. In an overwhelming response, singers shared stories about lying, or not lying, about their age. The letters below appeared in March 1994. Is ageism worse now than it was then? Do you feel pressured to lie about your age? Write and tell us at editorial@classicalsinger.com.
