Retired Metropolitan Opera star Martina Arroyo spends her energies these days providing opportunities for the next generation of singers. Read about her summer program, Prelude to Performance—which is looking towards its third season in 2007—and decide if this program might be something for you.
Italians are known for their love of all things opera. Sarah Lobegeiger experienced it firsthand on her inaugural trip to the homeland of Puccini, Verdi, and Bellini.
Looking for a great, inexpensive way to learn Italian this summer? You may want to consider a university in Perugia. One singer shares her experience, which not only taught her Italian, but introduced her to a new culture to boot.
The University of Miami’s Salzburg program celebrated 20 years this past summer, and Kathleen Szalay gives a full report. From master clinicians to a well-organized schedule, this program has a lot to offer.
In Part 1 of “You Are What You Think,” Lynnette Owens examined several financial thoughts that may be interfering with both your financial and singing success. She assigned you to start observing your financial thought patterns and taught you about affirmations as a method of changing those thought patterns. In Part 2, discover the singing thought patterns that may be negatively affecting both your singing and your financial success.
Contributor Michelle Kunz begins a series this month introducing CS readers to several “older” female singers. These singers have agreed to share their ups and downs, struggles, and successes in an industry where everyone seems to be searching for the Fountain of Youth. Gain strength, insight, and support from the lives of these women, beginning this month with “Candice.”
One idea to revive what some call the dying art form of opera is to produce new works with stories and themes that resonate with modern-day operagoers. Minnesota Opera and Utah Opera have joined to coproduce a new work by Ricky Ian Gordon based on John Steinbeck’s epic classic, The Grapes of Wrath. Read about the production process, including the challenges the singers are facing in bringing this new work to life.
Our series on the seven chakras continues. This month read about the heart chakra and how balancing the fourth chakra can help you improve your relationships with others as well as enhance the emotion and heart with which you sing.
As the sleeping giant wakes, all of us will be learning more about China. If you’ve been wondering about Chinese culture and Chinese opera, here is a peek into this ancient form and the dedicated artists who have struggled to sustain it.
After three intense rounds of competition among more than 200 applicants, the judges of the AudComps 2006 named 13 singers Certified Classical Singers for 2006-2007.This month, read about soprano Joohee Choi and bass-baritone Kwang Kyu Lee, both from the Emerging Professional Division.
In CS’ Fulbrighter Jennifer Porto’s final column about her experiences in Germany during the past year, she writes of the similarities and differences between the German and American singing scenes.
Nico Castel is known far and wide as the definitive singer’s source for expert diction advice. Long before he made his name as a diction guru, Castel enjoyed a successful career as a character tenor, appearing on the stages of Santa Fe Opera, New York City Opera, and the Met. Now, in his role as staff diction coach at the Met and codirector of a summer program, he shares his wealth of experience and knowledge with up-and-coming singers and established professionals alike.
