The chill in the air sometimes brings the physical chills of seasonal flu and cold. Don’t let illness upset your upcoming singing engagements. Here’s some terrific prevention and remedy advice from our resident physician.
During her performances as the Dyer’s Wife in Die Frau ohne Schatten and as Brünnhilde in Götterdämmerung at Madrid’s Teatro Real, soprano Luana DeVol sat down with Gil Carbajal to talk about her unusual career:
20 years as chorister, amateur soloist, and secretary followed by another 20 years as a prima donna in major European opera houses.
Here she shares anecdotes of a quest that forced her to go to Europe to receive the recognition her voice and talent merited.
Two singers turned entrepreneurs are sharing fine opera productions with a Manhattan neighborhood. Read how they are making their dreams a reality for themselves and other singers alike.
Singing at funerals is probably not on most singers’ top ten performance venues. Yet music is a much needed part of a funeral service. One singer shares why she enjoys the experience, and how she makes sure that her musical offering provides beauty and solace for those in need.
Carnival Center Looking for Fundraising Help Florida’s Carnival Center for the Performing Arts is a new, first-class facility that has had difficulty attracting private donations, reports the Miami Herald. To
Whether you teach singing full-time, or run a part-time studio to supplement your singing income, insurance may be something you’ve never considered a necessity. Think again. Here are some reasons you probably need insurance and some information on what type of insurance might benefit you most.
While waiting for my brother outside a subway station in St. Petersburg, Russia, I sat down on a slab of concrete to rest my tired feet, and it wasn’t long
Read what the singers involved in the world premiere of Louis Karchin’s new opera, Romulus, have to say about the experience, including their advice for attempting chamber opera in your area.
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Working with a living composer on the world premiere of a new work can be exciting and challenging. Composer Louis Karchin and a group of singers recently showcased his new opera in New York City. Karchin shares his advice for making such a project a success.
Read about the new edition of a valuable tool that has long lined singers’ bookshelves. This slimmed-down second edition, also available in paperback, will lighten your load without skimping on the details.
Last month marked the one-year anniversary of Lisa Houston’s “Inspirazione!” column. For a year now, Lisa has offered singers something to “breathe in” each month to nourish their artistic souls. To celebrate, she returns to the subject of the first column: Giuseppe Verdi. To read the first column, on Verdi’s music in Gold Rush San Francisco, see our September 2006 issue.
