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The pandemic exacerbated existing financial struggles for many singers and provided many singers with opportunities to lean in to other career areas. Learn more about how dual careers allow these singers to be financially stable and more confident in their artistic endeavors.

Tenor Gilad Paz & Soprano Natalia Tsvi have created a new paradigm for vocal versatility and business savvy. The dynamic duo is known as VOCE NOVA, a genre-bending team who combine classical singing technique with crowd pleasing hits. They recently shared their story with Classical Singer Magazine, as they continue to reach new audiences with their unique style.

The struggles of performing artists during the Covid-19 pandemic are no secret to anyone. Abruptly changed plans, canceled opportunities, and lost income are only a few challenges that individual opera singers have faced for the past 15 months.

rederica von Stade is one of the world’s most beloved mezzo sopranos. Since her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1970, she has sung leading roles on every major concert and operatic

Karen Slack is no stranger to the difficulties and setbacks of a classical singing career. But despite closed theaters and cancelled performances, this impressive soprano continues to chart her path and is finding success with new opportunities in leadership and digital platforms. Read how she navigated challenges, how she created new opportunities, her advice to young singers, and the changes she would like to see in the operatic community. The future of classical music is unclear but, regardless of where the industry lands, there will be an important place for Slack.

Through various triumphs and a few trials along her professional singing career, Gigliotti has discovered the deeper meaning of 'finding her voice,' and she has important lessons to pass along to any singing artist who is looking for innovation and new ways to share their talents.

The roller coaster ride of GRAMMY nominated soprano Arianna Zukerman’s life has been dramatic, even by operatic standards. After growing up in an extraordinary musical family (She is the daughter

Marco Nistico is a Renaissance Man for opera in the twenty-first century. Born and raised in Italy, he probably never imagined that he would enjoy an international career as an

Anthony Dean Griffey’s career began with no resources, but with the help of generous and knowledgeable teachers, he has proven his masterful abilities and has had huge success in the

Anthony Dean Griffey’s career began with no resources, but with the help of generous and knowledgeable teachers, he has proven his masterful abilities and has had huge success in the industry with only five auditions. His credits now include the title role in Peter Grimes, Lennie Small in Of Mice and Men, and Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire, among many others. Learn how his authenticity for these characters was born out of a place of adversity and how his early struggles with poverty, bullies, and illness in his family have not only made him a better performer and a deeply committed teacher, but someone who continues to give back and who is loved by his colleagues. 

My day of triumph had finally arrived! I made my NYC debut in a world premiere, and luckily the NY Times gave me a favorable review. Instantly I joined the

Megan Marino’s impressive talent has taken her to several top-notch opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Opéra national de Paris, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, and the Santa Fe Opera. Her résumé also includes awards from the William Matheus Sullivan Foundation, the Gerda Lissner Foundation, the Kurt Weill Foundation, and the George London Foundation as well as first prize wins in both the Marcello Giordani Foundation and the Oratorio Society of New York competitions. But it’s her positive perspective and fun personality, coupled with this talent, that has left her in high regard with her colleagues and fellow singers.