Classical Singer Magazine

Getting Into a Young Artist Program

Young Artist Programs are just one of the ways singers can launch a career. For those singers who fit the profile (young, super-talented, good-looking, a good "Fach" fit) a YAP can be an excellent choice to pursue.

Nov 01 Elly Erickson

Shirley Verrett : She Never Walks Alone

Shirley Verrett was born in 1931 to a religious family—one that frowned on a stage career. Nevertheless, she made her way—through teachers, through auditions, and through a bad first marriage—until she earned herself a place at the Juilliard School.

Nov 01 Christopher Purdy

Classical Music Needs Its Own ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame’

Charlie Sheen has one. Barbra Streisand has one. Even the Osmonds have one. The stars on Hollywood Boulevard—more than 2,000 of them—are one of California’s top tourist attractions. It costs

Nov 01 CJ Williamson

Raymond Buckingham : Noted New York Voice Teacher

On July 14, 2003, Raymond Buckingham, a well-known voice teacher who taught in New York City, passed away in Holbrook, MD. Originally from England, he first studied music at the

Nov 01 Maria Nockin

Letters to the Editor

Editor: I work with professional singers and singers with vocal problems referred by laryngologists. You offer a valuable service to singers. A number of my singers subscribe to Classical Singer.

Nov 01 CJ Williamson

Spirituals: Whose Songs Are They Anyway? And Why Aren’t We Singing Them?

With race and spirituals in mind, I wanted to explore the subject for solo singers in two parts: One — why we should sing solo spirituals, although largely we do not, and two —how to make spirituals part of our singing lives. As we learn to share the joys and sorrows of a nation still coming to grips with its racial legacy, African-American spirituals provide a positive means to those ends.

Nov 01 Dr. Lourin Plant

Bulletin Board

Franco Corelli Hospitalized In September it was reported that retired tenor Franco Corelli had suffered a stroke and had been taken to a hospital in Milan. Although there was some

Nov 01 Maria Nockin

Be A Different Diva

Indiana School of Music turns out divas; but they probably never counted on turning out a diva like Judith Barnes. She can not only sing, but makes her living now by sculpting and running her very own opera company. This is a good model for singers to follow in this brave new world of budget cuts.

Nov 01 Moira E. McLaughlin

Singer – Friendly Exercise – : Finding the Program That's Right for You!

The singer’s New Year has just barely begun. How are your resolutions going? Here’s help to get you up and moving so you’ll enjoy a feeling of high energy and look terrific for holiday gigs and the current audition season. (By the way, daily exercise is not optional for serious singers. So pick your poison…I mean, passion!)

Nov 01 CJ Williamson

Classical Singer Magazine

Getting Into a Young Artist Program

Shirley Verrett : She Never Walks Alone

Classical Music Needs Its Own ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame’

Raymond Buckingham : Noted New York Voice Teacher

Letters to the Editor

Spirituals: Whose Songs Are They Anyway? And Why Aren’t We Singing Them?

Bulletin Board

Be A Different Diva

Singer – Friendly Exercise – : Finding the Program That's Right for You!

When to Pronounce the Final ‘E’

Born to Sing

Comprehensive Legal Coverage: : A Necessity for Cost Conscious Singers

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