Several years ago, I was in the wig/makeup room with a singer who was very upset about her rapidly thinning hair. A few of the men chimed in with their own woes, which did little to comfort the singer. Wigs are wonderful for performances but in this youth market, they don’t help land jobs at the audition nor do they help with the networking so necessary in today’s job market. This article was brought to our attention by a singer who showed it to her doctor. Even though her thyroid test showed readings only on the low side of normal, supplementation was tried, hair loss was totally reversed and other symptoms (leg cramps, etc.) eliminated. We thought we’d share it with the rest of the CS Community. —CJ
Check out the pros and cons and read the small print.
Summer is a great time to buckle down and improve your language proficiency. Here’s an overview of different types of language learning options.
Beautiful city, great opera company, fantastic weather. Enough said.
As the opera business becomes more and more visual, singers are heading to the plastic surgeon, cosmetic dentist, etc. Here’s a singer’s take on one cosmetic alternative.
How do you manage all your information so that you can find what you need when you need it? Soprano Chris Winward describes a typical stack of paperwork and how she manages to keep it organized and routed where it needs to go.
