“You are your greatest asset. Put your time, effort and money into training, grooming, and encouraging your greatest asset.” Tom Hopkins It’s not often that we have the pleasure
After 25 years as the general director of Opera in the Ozarks at Inspiration Point in Eureka Springs, Ark., Jim Swiggart is retiring. The Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony (IPFAC)
It’s human nature to want to assign blame to others. And it’s all too common to hear musicians blaming their career slumps on the economy, the “old boys’ network,”
“Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging
It’s the typical time for ruminating over what we’ve been through in the previous year (and imagining what lies waiting for us ahead). Typically, we focus on what’s happened
Imagine learning and performing the First Lady in Die Zauberflöte in just 24 hours. Read about Kirsten Flagstad who was a legend for such feats. Also find out how her voice doubled and then tripled in size, making her another legend as a Wagnerian singer.
When your body is your instrument and that body gets sick, you can feel desperate for a quick fix. But don’t let that desperation lead you to make short term choices that could have long term negative effects.
In the final article of this five-part series on how to create your own opera company, learn how to form a board that will support your organization both organizationally and financially. Also discover a variety of creative and fun ways to further fundraise.
World-famous mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick continues her work training and mentoring young dramatic voices in her eighth year of her summer program.
Attending a college or university is really only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to getting an education. The extra training and study that you seek out beyond your hours in the traditional classroom can make all the difference.
Here are the steps to turn your project into a full-fledged organization. But be warned: the path is difficult and mined with paperwork.
I usually shy away from hyperbole, but I think it is safe to say that Marilyn Horne, featured in this month’s cover story, is one of the greatest mezzo-sopranos of
