I’m sitting on a train traveling from Oslo to Bergen, Norway. And I’m able to communicate with anyone in the world. Amazing. More amazing, however, is the scenery out the
The 2016 CS Music Vocal Competition winners share their experiences and tips with the 2017 competitors—plus what life is like after the competition.
Welcome to the debut post of Classical Concrete, curated by Mary Claire Curran. Classical Concrete is inspired by the NYC classical music scene. The accompanying Spotify playlist tries to encompass
Forty years after her untimely death, we operaphiles are still being mesmerized by the voice of Maria Callas. Why, I pondered, would such a singer endure and evoke such emotion
Many singers participate in study programs abroad during the summer. As a voice teacher and faculty member for a summer program in Italy, I am often asked, why should singers
Sitting across the dinner table from my husband one June evening in 2014, I asked him what he thought about moving to India, as there was a job opening that
By JACOPERA. Follow their regular blog at www.jacopera.com. JACOPERA’s International Debut! Buona sera, miei amici! Ana and myself arrived in Milan this morning, and although currently fighting off jet-lag, we
Here is my full recap from Sunday of the Classical Singer Competition & Convention: Sunday: As you already know, I woke up on Sunday morning to see that I hadn’t
Greetings! This post is a bit delayed–the past few days have been quite busy. This past weekend was amazing and I’m excited to give you the full version of my
I’m currently refreshing the Classical Singer website over and over again, waiting for the second round winners to be announced… the suspense is killing me… In the words of Violetta
By JACOPERA. Follow their regular blog at www.jacopera.com. Make that twenty dollar bills, y’all. The banknote that Harriet Tubman, a former slave in the American Civil War era, will
By Jonathan Blalock Before I ever knew about hit tunes such as “vissi d’arte” and “una furtiva lagrima,” I grew up listening to (and singing along with) songs like
