2009

Letters to the Editor

Tell us how we’re doing. Tell us about the articles that have helped you and articles you’d like to read. We would like to publish your comments, received either by e-mail at editorial@classicalsinger.com or in the mail at P.O. Box 1710, Draper, UT 84020.

Feb 01 CS Staff

Editor’s Note : Bit by Bit

I was running on the trail around the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in Central Park last fall, with my music up loud, minding my own business. Suddenly a bird lit

Feb 01 Sara Thomas

The Singer’s Addiction : Part Six: It's All About You

In this final installment of Firestone’s series on retiring from singing, Adria Firestone shares readers’ thoughts on this somewhat frightening prospect that looms in the future of every singer. Read what your fellow singers have to say on everything from retiring, to transitioning to new careers, to the joy, heartache, and hard knocks of this career.

Feb 01 Adria Firestone

Finding Your Voice through Community Service

In the spirit of Adria Firestone’s recent series “The Singer’s Addiction,” one “retired” singer shares how she is transitioning into a new career as the artistic director of a concert series on New York City’s Roosevelt Island. Read about how she did it, the miracles that have occurred, and the challenges she’s still praying to resolve.

Feb 01 Marianne Labriola

It’s Not What You Know…

When singers consider the pros and cons of summer programs, they sometimes overlook or underestimate the value of making connections. One singer reflects on the many ways friendships forged at three different summer programs have benefited her life and her career.

Jan 01 Lee Taylor Gaffigan

CAUTION : SSMA Strikes Again

In 1999 and again in 2003, Classical Singer received a host of complaints from disgruntled singers about the Sessione Senese per la Musica e l’Arte in Siena, Italy. (For the

Jan 01 Sara Thomas

Get Your Audition Package Together in a CoOPERAtive Enviornment

If you’re looking to do nothing more this summer than work intensely on your audition package, look no further than this program on the Westminster Choir College campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

Jan 01 Jennie Litster

Recent Winners of the Met National Council Auditions Tell All

What does it take to achieve success in the Met Auditions? How should singers prepare and what should they expect? Last year’s five winners talk about their experiences and what impact winning the competition has had on their careers.

Jan 01 Brian Manternach

Ask Erda : The Year of Living Audaciously

Erda invites you to join her in the year of dreaming big. Then she gives you five steps to make those dreams become a reality, one day at a time.

Jan 01 Cindy Sadler

The Singer’s Autobiography : Get Your Information- and Your Inspiration- from the Horse's Mouth

Aspiring singers are always looking for clues on how to achieve success, so it’s natural to seek and find a community of other aspiring singers for support. In many instances, however, such relationships are a bit like the blind leading the blind. For gaining a deep understanding of what the singer’s life entails, you can’t find a better source than first-hand information from singers who are doing it, or have done it—and the most detailed accounts are in successful singers’ autobiographies. Here are some tidbits from three autobiographies by singers whose careers span the past 80 years.

Jan 01 Lisa Houston

Continuing Education : One More Conversation about the Feldenkrais Method with Master Teacher Maxine Davis

CS wraps up its four-part series on the Feldenkrais Method with a continued discussion about how this technique can help you learn to release unnecessary tension in your singing and discover a new way of doing things.

Jan 01 Jill Anna Ponasik

Bulletin Board

Mortier Quits The New York Times announced Nov. 7 that provocative impresario Gerard Mortier has decided not to assume the top position at New York City Opera. For the previous

Jan 01 Maria Nockin