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Jill Anna Ponasik

Jill Anna Ponasik
Jill Anna Ponasik

Jill Anna Ponasik is a singer-actor living and working in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she is the artistic director of Milwaukee Opera Theatre. Upcoming projects include “26”—a collision of dance, film, and 26 Italian songs and arias—and the commissioning of a brand new operetta for children.


Hiatus : When a Gap Is a Good Thing

An interview with Ann Baltz, founder and artistic director of OperaWorks, about the program’s 2017 year off.
Mar 01
Hiatus: When a Gap is a Good Thing : An interview with Ann Baltz, founder and artistic director of OperaWorks, about the program's 2017 year off.

OperaWorks celebrated 30 successful years in 2016. And after that, their board of directors voted to take a year off. Why pause one of the most smooth-running, influential summer programs in the country? Because there simply isn’t time or energy to make bigger plans happen when running three other programs.
Jan 01
If Only It Were As Simple As The Birds And The Bees : A Frank Discussion with Soprano Robin Follman about the Unexpected Challenges of Starting a Family

Soprano Robin Follman shares her journey through infertility, Fach changes, and the ups and downs of it all. Sit down with her at this year’s Classical Singer Convention for even more candid conversations on women’s issues for the female singer.
May 01
It Doesn’t Have to Be Lonely at the Top : An Interview with Soprano Heidi Grant Murphy and Pianist Kevin Murphy

Collaboration is something that this husband-and-wife team has done and continues to do on a myriad of levels. From the beginning of their relationship when Kevin played for Heidi’s voice lessons in college to marrying to rearing four kids, the two have honed the art of working together. As Heidi celebrates 20
years at the Met and continues to pursue an international singing career and Kevin steps into his new
role as music administrator at New York City Opera, both agree that what keeps them grounded is
their commitment to each other and their family.
Feb 01
What If Opera Had a Room of Its Own? : An Interview with Ann Baltz, Daniel Helfgot and Darren K Woods

Three revolutionary thinkers who are also heavily involved in summer programs that train singers discuss their ideas for changing the way singers are educated. Read their thought-provoking ideas and discover how they are implementing them in their own areas of influence.
Jan 01
The Art of Revolution

Daniel Helfgot, the Classical Singer 2009 Stage Director of the Year, talks about creativity, progress, and why a score, with all its details, is a terrible thing to waste.
Sep 01
Know Your Instrument : A Classical Singer's Guide to Crossing Over

Musical theatre roles offer classical singers a host of additional job opportunities—but how do you make yourself competitive as a crossover artist? Two teachers who are also singers living and working in the heart of the musical theatre industry tell all.
Apr 01
Continuing Education : One More Conversation about the Feldenkrais Method with Master Teacher Maxine Davis

CS wraps up its four-part series on the Feldenkrais Method with a continued discussion about how this technique can help you learn to release unnecessary tension in your singing and discover a new way of doing things.
Jan 01
Learning To Let go : A Discussion about the Inner Game of Singing with Feldenkrais Teacher Maxine Davis

Last month Jill Anna Ponasik shared the experience of her first lesson with Feldenkrais teacher Maxine Davis. Ponasik left having discovered new-found feelings of freedom in her singing, and wondering if she could make them last. This month, find out how she’s doing as the Feldenkrais method continues to inform her singing.
Dec 01
A First Lesson in the Feldenkrais Method : With Master Teacher Maxine Davis

As we continue our look at the Feldenkrais Method, CS’s Jill Anna Ponasik takes readers step-by-step
through her first Feldenkrais lesson. Read how she becomes aware of her body and of what she is doing physically that creates mental blocks in her singing.
Nov 01
The Beginning Is a Very Good Place to Start : A Conversation about the Feldenkrais Method and Master Teacher Maxine Davis

There is a new buzzword out there among singers. Perhaps you’ve heard it: “Feldenkrais.” What is the Feldenkrais Method? How does it help singers, and can it help you? This four-part series will introduce you to the method and show you some of what it has to offer.
Oct 01
The Third Time’s The Charm : An Interview with Soprano Rochelle Bard

Soprano Rochelle Bard, first-place winner of the Professional Division of the Classical Singer AudComps ‘07, shares how she overcame her stage fright, how she made her most “cried-over” aria her new favorite, and how she has learned to be “in the moment” as a performer.
Apr 01
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