December 2004 – Page 2

Now may be the perfect time to start a new business, such as an opera company or other singing venture. That’s right, so if you’ve been hesitating to start a business because of the current state of the economy, you may want to reconsider.

Singers who go through school as voice majors inevitably are shocked to discover that audiences for the art song recital seem to have evaporated. These hopeful young singers have spent four years studying this art form, and there seems to be no market for it!

This article examines 23 songs in the anthology Canciones de España—Songs of Nineteenth Century Spain, edited by Suzanne Draayer. Whether it be preparing for a Metropolitan Opera career or teaching high school students, Ms. Draayer offers a new paradigm in singing.