Ms. Cuccaro will be teaching at the Classical Singer Convention. Teachers and singers interested in high notes should plan on attending to see how high notes are taught by a master teacher.An excerpt from an interview in the September 2004 issue of Classical Singer magazine. To read the full interview, go to www.classicalsinger.com/magazine/archive.php.
A famous singer once said that if you wanted to find a great teacher, find someone who could still sing past the age of 50 because the teacher had learned how to use, not abuse, the voice. A recent NATS convention, this singer/teacher demonstrated floated high Cs and showed student singers how to do the same.
Any professional singer knows, a great headshot can make the difference between getting the job and losing the job. Here are five photographers tips on how to get great headshots.
Singers keep asking when Gail Sullivan and Dorothy Maddison are going to update Kein Angst Baby, the guide so many singers have used for auditioning in Europe. No plans have been announced yet, but CS heard about a new book on auditioning in Germany, and we asked Jennye Guy to interview the authors for our readers.
“I have been offered a very good opera chorus job but am uncertain as to whether this will label me for future attempts at Young Artist programs.…I need to make a decision very soon, so any immediate advice would be appreciated.”—Narietta
JOE TURPIN LIVES IN LÜBECK, GERMANY, WHERE HE SINGS FULL-TIME WITH THE THEATER LÜBECK OPERA CHORUS. HERE IS JOE’S ADVICE TO A SINGER WHO IS THINKING ABOUT MOVING TO GERMANY TO START HIS CAREER.
Are you one of the principals? Can I spot you easily on stage?” a colleague’s student asked her before a Falstaff performance. Laughing, my friend replied, “No. I’m not a
