2013

Judged by Your Appearance: What Artistic Directors and Hiring Agents Really Think about Your Audition Attire

What kind of first impression will you convey at your next audition? You have completed your graduate degree in performance from a prestigious music conservatory. You have the absolute

Mar 14 Dr. Michelle Latour

Auditions: The Accompanist's Perspective

When you are a pianist playing auditions, it’s a day of sight-reading. Singers with high hopes and jangling nerves parade through the door, put a well-thumbed binder in front of

Mar 12 Auditions Plus

Dealing with Rejection

“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you can do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” – Lou Holtz The life of a performer can

Mar 11 Carol Kirkpatrick

Business Etiquette

It’s a battle out there for jobs–especially singing jobs. With so many qualified and talented singers vying for the same roles, it’s the little things that may stand out the

Mar 06 Auditions Plus

Sexual Harassment on the U.S. Opera stage

Identifying sexual harassment and knowing how to deal with it when it does happen is a tricky business, especially in the opera industry. A stage director, the president of AGMA,

Mar 05 CS

Being Accountable for Growing Your Talent & Career

“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” – Author Unknown Most fairy tales

Mar 04 Carol Kirkpatrick

Moving to New York City

If you’re contemplating a move to New York City, here are a few things you need to know.

Mar 01 Joanie Brittingham

The $50 Week : The Plastic Paradox

A reader recently asked which credit card offers the best perks for singers. Discover some options here.

Mar 01 Olivia Giovetti

From The Editor : An Expanding Worldview

I had been living in Northern Italy for a few months when a pianist, a tenor, and I were asked to give a concert. The local church had access to

Mar 01 Sara Thomas

Bulletin Board : News, Tidbits, Musings, and more

NYC’s Dicapo Opera Suspends Performances Writing on the Dicapo Opera website, Founder and General Director Michael Capasso announced that the company will be on hiatus through midyear because of money

Mar 01 Maria Nockin

The Pape Variations

Renowned bass René Pape grew up in East Germany and was coming of age as a singer when the wall came down. Now he sings at the most prominent houses around the world in the major roles of his Fach. Even still, he hasn’t forgotten the experiences and lessons of his youth and how they shaped him into the artist he is today—experiences he shares in this Classical Singer exclusive.