An almost empty glass of wine set on a bright green plate. Five CDs featuring Leontyne Price, Jose Carreras, and Christa Ludwig standing neatly on a shelf. A red Cenerentola
My older sister recently introduced me to what she calls the “The Snowflake Principle.” The first snowflakes that fall seem so insignificant. They melt almost soon as they touch the
I love reading and rereading the articles in each issue of Classical Singer. As part of the editing process, I always give the whole issue one more read in the
Last Friday night, my two daughters and I had a pizza/movie party night. My three-year-old toddler snuggled in next to me to watch the movie, and with her cheesy ham-and-pineapple
Singer, teacher, and summer program director Daniel Ferro passed away November 18, 2015. Read about his life and the optimistic future of the summer program he started 20 years ago.
I have the opportunity and challenge of working from home. I started working remotely years ago when I was single, living in New York City, and actively pursuing a singing
I have two conflicting passions: cookies and running. My life pursuit seems to be trying to find the appropriate balance of the two—both for my waistline and my health. So,
Conductor Joseph Mechavich declares in his interview with Kathleen Buccluegh (p. 42) that we are currently engaged in a “cultural war” as opera companies struggle to stay relevant in today’s
My husband has a new hobby. Well, he calls it a hobby. I lovingly refer to it as his obsession. When we moved into a new home over the summer,
While scrolling through my Facebook feed recently, I was saddened to discover that two friends’ marriages of many years were ending. In recent years, I had kept in touch with
One morning while traveling along the freeway, I spotted a momma duck with four tiny little ducklings on the side of the road. It looked like a picture out of
While working to complete this special convention issue of the magazine, my body has also been hard at work completing something it’s been working at for the last 39 weeks—making
