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Tis' the Season! (for auditions)

“Every artist was first an amateur.”   – Ralph Waldo Emerson   I have been adjudicating many auditions like the Metropolitan Opera and San Francisco Auditions plus many others for
Oct 22
Waking Up in Italy

We want to hear from you! Welcome to a new series on the Auditions Plus Blog. We want to share your experiences with other singers, teachers, and performers. So if
Oct 22
Mental Preparation for Auditions

Perhaps singers should heed Abraham Lincoln’s famous quotation, “You can please some of the people some of the time . . . but you can never please all of the
Oct 18
Fred Astaire’s Career & YOU

In a recent article on two new books about Fred Astaire (NY Review of Books, “They’re the Top“), Arlene Croce closes with this summary of his extraordinary career, writing that
Oct 09
Relationships, Relationships, Relationships!

“A mediocre person tells. A good person explains. A superior person demonstrates. A great person inspires others to see for themselves.” Harvey Mackay   Start off this new school or
Oct 03
What's Your Equation for Success?

Have you seen 20 Feet from Stardom? Directed by Morgan Neville, a fantastic documentary about some of this country’s top backup singers. I’ve seen it now twice in Boston and
Oct 02
Georgia On Her Mind

Mezzo soprano Jamie Barton grew up in Georgia listening to anything and everything but classical music. She found her classical voice and love of opera in a bout of teenage rebellion. Influential teachers she describes as true pedagogues led her to a 2007 win of the National Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and subsequent roles at many major opera houses. Now, after her recent win at the BBC’s Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, Barton reflects on the influences that led to her early success.
Oct 01
Remembering Bruce Yarnell : A Baritone for the Ages

In the midst of a burgeoning career that included leading roles on both the opera and musical theatre stages, baritone Bruce Yarnell’s life ended in a tragic plane crash. Now, 40 years later, we remember the baritone through the eyes of those who knew him and loved him.
Oct 01
Career Codas : Singers Who Quit

Former singers share why they decided to leave professional singing and how they are finding creative fulfillment in the new careers they have chosen.
Oct 01
If at First You Don’t Succeed : The Art of Reauditioning

How many times should you “try, try again” when it comes to auditioning for the same company? Find out how those who hire feel about hearing singers more than once, including when reauditioning is not only acceptable but welcomed.
Oct 01
How to Build Your Audience Base

In part two of this five-part series on starting your own opera company, Thiers lays out how to use social media to create an e-mail list that will generate your audience.
Oct 01
From The Editor : Winning The Lottery

I recently enjoyed listening to world-famous pianist Emanuel Ax on the NPR news quiz show “Wait . . . Wait Don’t Tell Me,” live from the Koussevitzky Music Shed at
Oct 01

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