Part 2 of this two-part article discusses the components of an exercise regimen, collaboration with a trainer, and aesthetic and dietary issues.
As you gear up for tax season, start dragging out your receipts and thinking about how to make the most out of your deductions as a singer.
Hailed as history’s most recorded bass, Samuel Ramey is one of the music world’s leading interpreters of the bass and bass-baritone operatic and concert repertoire. His career spans three decades and an astoundingly versatile range, covering practically every musical style, from Handel to Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti; from Mozart to Verdi; from the Russian and French repertoire to Puccini’s Scarpia and Gianni Schicchi. His most performed role is that of Mephistopheles in Gounod’s Faust, with more than 200 performances to his credit. It is one of the several devil or villain roles that have become one of Mr. Ramey’s calling cards, resulting in his successful concert program: A Date With the Devil.
La Scala Reopens with Gala Performance Milan’s Teatro alla Scala began its 2004-2005 opera season with all the pomp and circumstance befitting the reopening of the world’s most renowned opera
Dear Editor: Should I go from Europe to New York to take part in your competition/audition? Do I have a chance to get some kind of job from this audition,
A golf metaphor to introduce the teachings of famed pedagogue Cornelius Reid.
Recently, I attended a Utah Jazz game, and sat in amazement while fans screamed themselves hoarse at every twist and turn of the action on the court. My favorite shout
In January, Classical Singer brought you summer programs. This month, we bring you info on how to pay for them-and other singer projects.
You may not have suffered from this extreme of a trauma but perhaps you too have noticed that you are avoiding the very actions that would move you forward in your career. Is there some trauma related to singing in the past holding you back? Read the advice given below and apply it to your own situation
What if performing artists could find dignified sideline or "parallel" careers while continuing to live their dreams? Thanks to the Actors' Work Program, many performers have been doing just that.
Despite all of the publicity generated by influenza, the common cold is, well, more common, hence a more practical topic for this column.
Ian Vayne went to enjoy a performance of Carmen from the audience. He ended up performing the second half.
