2009 – Page 7 – All Articles

Nearly all voice majors will sing in a choir at some point during their education. Voice teachers’ and choral teachers’ opinions about the effects of choral singing vary greatly. A voice teacher and a choral instructor, both from Eastern New Mexico University, give their viewpoints on a few of the issues that affect the singer in a choral setting.

International superstar Patricia Racette makes history next month in San Francisco, becoming one of a handful of sopranos to ever sing in one evening all three leading roles in the three operas that make up Puccini’s Il trittico. Find out what makes this endeavor such a challenge, and what advice Racette has on both singing Puccini in general and tackling the heroines of Suor Angelica, Il tabarro, and Gianni Schicchi.

Before you start launching expletives at opera companies as you pull out your checkbook to pay yet one more audition fee, find out the whys and wherefores of those fees.

At a time when many opera companies are scaling back, one company in upstate New York is making some significant changes in the face of recent unprecedented growth. Curtis Tucker, former general director and now artistic director, shares the reasons for his title change and what it means for him and Lake George Opera.

The sixth annual Classical Singer Convention convened in Chicago May 29-31. With over 1,000 people participating from high school to professional levels, it was the biggest convention yet. Read about one singer’s convention experience, including how she learned to overcome fear in auditions, make her high notes soar and, most importantly, take her career by the horns to find success now.

A 2008 and 2009 Young Artist at Santa Fe Opera relates how diligent preparation, consistent hard work, and a stroke of good fortune during last summer’s SFO season changed her life forever.

When I decided to make the 140-mile trek to sit down with a few of the Apprentice Artists at this summer’s Lake George Opera Festival, I had no idea I

Don’t let the seemingly endless expenses that go along with your audition package get you down. There are ways to save costs without scrimping on quality.

It’s 5 a.m. The alarm rings. You don’t want to get up, but you force yourself to drag your sorry behind out of bed, knowing you’ll regret it if you

Singing jobs are scarce enough without limiting your options. If you’ve done enough homework to know you feel comfortable vocally in musical theatre repertoire, then it may be time to pursue work there. The union that governs the contracts for this work is Actor’s Equity—and to have an Equity contract, you need to be a member of that union. Here’s what you need to know about how, why, and when to join.

Follow these great tips for packing light so you don’t break your back—or the bank—this audition season.

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