Joanie Brittingham takes a hard look at the financial realties for singers—including salary realities and the heavy burden of student loan debt. She then offers tips for making ends meet when money is scarce.
A stage manager turned artist manager shares her insights on how to be the kind of colleague companies want to hire back again and again.
Don’t let yourself compensate for areas of weak vocal technique. Learn to identify areas of weakness and turn them into strengths.
Last Friday night, my two daughters and I had a pizza/movie party night. My three-year-old toddler snuggled in next to me to watch the movie, and with her cheesy ham-and-pineapple
Read about a new book designed to help teachers meet their full potential—musically and financially.
If you’re struggling to understand why your teacher is giving you yet one more song to learn out of your Twenty-Four Italian Songs and Arias book, here is the background and perspective you need.
Up-and-coming soprano Nadine Sierra has taken the opera world by storm since becoming the youngest winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. In the nearly seven years since her win, Sierra has gone on to sing at most of the major opera houses around the world. She credits her sudden rise to a terrific manager, a dream trio of teachers, and influential mentors who have opened doors for the gifted singer.
By guest contributors JACOPERA. Follow their regular blog at www.jacopera.com. 10 ways you know you are being TOO operatic in your everyday life (in which you know you are a
By Mark Stoddard, author of Marketing Singers, a business and marketing guidebook written specifically for singers. No singer ought to be singing for free. I had the chance to help
By Jonathan Blalock I can sincerely relate to Joan Rivers right now. In the brilliant documentary, “A Piece of Work,” Joan’s assistant asks her a question about future dates in
Is bad breath getting you or someone you know or love down? Learn about the possible causes and how to keep yourself smelling minty fresh onstage and off.
I have the opportunity and challenge of working from home. I started working remotely years ago when I was single, living in New York City, and actively pursuing a singing
