Perched at the top of a hill on Manhattan’s Upper Westside sits a beautiful mausoleum. Its massive dome and stately columns rise high above the Hudson River, and yet President
From more than 200 applicants competing in three intense rounds of competition in the Classical Singer AudComps, the judges named the 12 top competitors Certified Classical Singers for 2008-2009. This month, we feature soprano Jennie Litster from the Emerging Professional Division and soprano Elizabeth Beers Kataria from the Professional Division.
Barbara DeMaio Caprilli Dramatic Soprano Winston Salem, N.C. Please tell our readers about your career highlights so far. Odabella in Attila at La Scala, Aida in Verona [and] Rome, Tosca
Church gigs offer a great income source for singers, especially around the holiday season. Feeling a little hesitant about a first-time church job? Unsure what to expect or how to behave? Find out here.
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In our last pedagogy article, we discussed the importance of proper breath management for the singer. In this article, two experts, Tracy Watson and Betty Jeanne Chipman, discuss vocal resonance—what makes good vocal resonance, how to achieve it, and the freedom of healthy singing you can attain.
Finding a way to practice when you’re on the road without a piano often presents a challenge. Here are some free-to-cheap options for turning your favorite gadget into a portable keyboard.
Most of us would like to be full-time performing musicians, but realistically, all of us have to take on some other employment at some point. So let’s find the best jobs for us. Flexibility? High salary-to-hours ratio? Music- or performance- related? Classical Singer explores some working singers’ outside-the-box jobs.
