In helping people prepare for the real thing, the mock (practice) job interview is the recommended tool. The trick is to do the mock interview, though, with someone who
“You are your greatest asset. Put your time, effort and money into training, grooming, and encouraging your greatest asset.” Tom Hopkins It’s not often that we have the pleasure
After 25 years as the general director of Opera in the Ozarks at Inspiration Point in Eureka Springs, Ark., Jim Swiggart is retiring. The Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony (IPFAC)
It’s human nature to want to assign blame to others. And it’s all too common to hear musicians blaming their career slumps on the economy, the “old boys’ network,”
“Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging
It’s the typical time for ruminating over what we’ve been through in the previous year (and imagining what lies waiting for us ahead). Typically, we focus on what’s happened
In the final article of this five-part series on how to create your own opera company, learn how to form a board that will support your organization both organizationally and financially. Also discover a variety of creative and fun ways to further fundraise.
If you’re interested in honing your Early Music and Baroque skills, consider one of these seven programs for your summer study.
A lesser-known program in Burgundy, France, offers 10 days of intense preparation for a professional singing career. Find out why one singer is glad she took a chance on doing another training program.
You have spent years establishing your current posture. But is it the posture that will best serve your singing voice? Learn what your best posture looks like and how you can retrain your body to find and keep that posture.
Here are the steps to turn your project into a full-fledged organization. But be warned: the path is difficult and mined with paperwork.
I usually shy away from hyperbole, but I think it is safe to say that Marilyn Horne, featured in this month’s cover story, is one of the greatest mezzo-sopranos of
