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After his CS interview, Alan Titus graciously agreed to answer questions from students, submitted over the Internet.

Dear Editor: I am writing a response to a letter writer who complained about voice teacher’s salaries going up every year, and that we have no regard for artists as

Mark Crayton, countertenor First Prize Professional Division Mark Crayton created the role of the “First Minstrel” in The Holland Festival’s production of Peter Onnes’ Pantagruel et Gargantua, a role specifically

Dear Editor: Audition info—great. Articles such as [the] effects of intubation during surgery and alternative measures—very, very helpful. Most articles very helpful. —Rosalind Rankus, Cinnaminson, NJ Dear Editor: Would have

Dear Editor: I really enjoy receiving and reading Classical Singer. I find the information, articles and tips pertinent to my own career as a singer and performer. Thank you CS!

Dear Editor: Classical Singer magazine has been a wealth of information to me as a young artist. Your articles are very unique to the opera world and have broadened my

Below you will read edited versions of letters CS received regarding singer experiences with Central Florida Lyric Opera. What you read will surprise you. The letters at the beginning of this article have nothing good to say about CFLO. The letters at the end say nothing bad—so it is difficult to know which stories to believe. The opinions expressed are entirely those of the letter writers.
When CFLO heard we were going to run this story, we heard from their lawyer. We sent the lawyer the unedited text of both the positive and negative letters, and gave CFLO a chance to respond. Read what follows and make up your own mind.

Dear Editor: I would like to commend Sherri Weiler’s series of articles on books that singers should have in their library. I especially enjoyed “The Functional Unity of the Singing

Dear Editor: I thoroughly enjoy the articles on each artist and student who is making a dent in the musical life of America. I particularly enjoyed the background on Shirley

Below are some suggestions readers had for commonly requested wedding repertoire. Other ideas can be found in repertoire books such as Modern Bride Wedding Songbook, Carl Fisher Music ($17.95) or by perusing other singer websites.

ll in all, it’s been a great year for the summer programs. CS has received very few complaints about the programs, and the complaints that have come in have been minor. As always, we refer singers, teachers and administrators to the January 2002 issue for warnings about a few problem programs. PLEASE READ THAT ISSUE CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING UP FOR A SUMMER PROGRAM NOT LISTED HERE. The issue is in the archives on the classicalsinger.com website, which now has a search engine, giving you the power to search by word, by phrase or by issue date.

We polled the Classical Singer Online Community- and recieved hundreds of responses on singer student debt. As you will read, singers feel strongly about this topic! Thanks to all those who expressed their opinions. We received so many interesting responses that it was hard to select only a few for publication here.