How much do you know about networking? In this self-test taken from Power Networking, you can find out.
Van Gogh had it. Schumann had it. The artistic community has always had a disproportionate number of mentally ill and mentally distressed people. While illness has been acknowledged as common
Every month CS features a poll on our website, giving you the chance to speak out on our topics. This month’s poll asked the following questions: 1) How has your singing affected your romantic and/or personal relationships? 2) Have you had experiences using a personal ad or signed up with a dating service? If you’d like to take part in the next polls, click on the “vote” button on the home page!
I don’t believe in “crying wolf,” so for the last two months I’ve written two edito-rials on this topic and then had second thoughts. But since it is almost a
Gutsy CS Dear CS: I want to especially commend you and your staff for the gutsy directions you have taken CS in the last year. It is stunning to see
In the current issue of Entrepeneur Magazine, the editor was shocked by a small business owner who said he didn’t have time to add the Internet to his business. He
For performers living and working away from home, the extra holiday workload combined with being away from family can be tough. Yet the CS Regional Reporters are adapting remarkably well. Below, a few share their secrets for making holidays special.
The Most Communicative Singer from our website poll at the Classical Singer Community is the inestimable José Carreras. And it isn’t only his marvelous voice that seems to have reached so many of our readers. It is a combination of music, words, characterization–and heart. Here is a sampling of what people are saying about Carreras and our other top-ranked singers.
We call it “Audience Impact.” When it happens, audiences lean forward, their eyes widen, and time seems to stop. The performers who make that happen the most often are given the best roles in the best houses, recording contracts, and the ultimate reward: artistic control in productions, in their finances, schedules and in their lives.
Age discrimination allegations plus AGMA insurance news
Our sample phone survey showed that, in general, opera companies, apprenticeships and competitions do not seem to know the laws set forth in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), or to believe that the laws apply to the arts. Should singers start lawsuits when they aren’t hired, or fired and suspect the decision is age-related? We think there is a better way to make changes.
·Age discrimination is illegal–but not in the field of classical singing! Any thoughts on this? ·Have you noticed any difference in how too-young, or too-old singers are treated in various
