October 2004 – Page 2

Increasingly, singers are discovering they have to act as their own managers. Even managed singers find that some managers don’t know how to sell their own clients. Selling is an ongoing job, and if no one is doing it, you’re probably not doing much singing.

Many great singers say they really learned to sing from their own voices! Here are tips to help you do just that by listening, recording and sensing. This kind of practice could save a lot of money and time spent in developing the voice.

Vocal health is a top concern on every singer’s mind. Here is a story of success after a vocal-fold hemorrhage.

How do you start with a tiny thread of an idea and end up with funding, a libretto and a composition written just for you? Ask Elizabeth Dabney.

The story of Robert Swedberg’s path to becoming general director of Orlando Opera is fascinating. Notice how often opportunities fell into his lap. But if you think about the situations, you’ll see that it wasn’t luck. The relationships and strong impressions he made on people caused “luck” to happen.