CS compiled the following stories from contributions received through e-mail and phone calls for the July/August 1998 edition of TNYON. Names and details were withheld or changed where requested.
Just a few years after its beginnings, The New York Opera Newsletter tackled the difficult topic of race discrimination. In some of the first letters subscribers wrote to TNYON, they complained of discrimination in the workplace. TNYON set to work surveying readers and published the findings in December 1995, reprinted here. Has discrimination in the arts drastically improved or gotten worse? Please take a moment to visit our website and complete the 2008 Discrimination Survey. Watch for the results in an upcoming issue of CS, and let’s see how far we’ve come since 1995.
From the how-tos of fine singing to staying safe onstage, CS has tried to address every aspect of a singer’s career. In this article, reprinted from the last issue of The New York Opera Newsletter (July/August 1998), fight director Dale Anthony Girard shares his tips for playing it safe. Be sure to check out real-life stories from readers about not so safe moments on the stage (pg. 47). For more articles on safety, read the complete July/August ’98 issue in our archives.
Some time ago, while contemplating the approach of Classical Singer’s twentieth birthday, we decided to prepare a commemorative issue. Part of our plan was to share the best-of-the-best articles from
How many times, while listening to one of the great singers, have you wondered, “How do they do that?” Over the years, the greats have shared within these pages many insights into the complicated answer to that question. Drink in these insights on vocal technique from those who know.
Laugh with us—and at us—in a variety of humorous moments from the last 20 years.
To celebrate Classical Singer’s 20th birthday, Cindy Sadler shares her top 20 jewels of wisdom. From owning your art to finding balance, Cindy delivers practical career advice in her typical Erda fashion.
After three intense rounds of competition among more than 200 applicants, the judges of the AudComps 2007 named 13 singers Certified Classical Singers for 2007-2008. This month, we feature soprano Maria Alu from the Emerging Professional Division and soprano Suzanne Ramo from the Professional Division.
Can you use the skills you’ve honed as a singer—becoming attuned to your instrument, your body, and how it works—to benefit other areas of your life? In this fourth installment of this five-part series on the relationship between singing and leadership, participants in Kay Kleinerman’s study explore this question.
The General Interest Forum has been a fundamental part of the online Classical Singer Community since its creation in 1998. The Forum is more than a resource; it has become one of the most popular discussion panels available on the Web when it comes to classical singers and those interested in the art of singing. Forum moderator, alias Vagabond, shares his thoughts on this important resource and shares insightful, educational, and humorous quotes from forumites.
Submit entries to the bulletin board by e-mail at bulletinboard@classicalsinger.com.
Since it is the holiday season, a season to be thankful and celebrate that which we are given, let us look at the subject of gratitude. Like last year’s holiday column, “Opera’s Most Generous Moments” (see December 2006), this month we take three examples from the operatic literature and mine them for wisdom on this all-important topic. What is gratitude? How do we express it? How can practicing it change the way we feel about the world and our singing?
