Teachers and opera company directors weigh in to share stories of the growing trend of entitlement by many up-and-coming singers. Such an attitude can not only lead to colleagues disliking you, but it can also mean losing singing jobs. Read on to find out if your own attitude might need some adjusting.
Last month, I shared some horror stories about certain singers’ inappropriate sense of entitlement and resulting bad behavior, inspired by comments gleaned from colleagues’ posts on Facebook, the virtual teacher’s
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