Mezzo soprano Jean Madeira enjoyed a lengthy career at the Metropolitan Opera, where her Carmen was legendary. But the road to that Carmen was hardly straight. Read about the mezzo soprano whose large shadow nearly kept Madeira from that role on the Met stage, as well as Madeira’s remarkable voice and acting abilities that led to an international career, as seen through the eyes of those who knew her.
We love to sing. We sing to inspire. We sing to entertain. And we sing because it makes us feel good. Here are a few responses from you on
Music awakens the soul. It triggers emotions. It ignites the human flame. And you have the unique ability through song to unite, inspire, motivate, heal, enlighten, educate, and entertain.
I am currently working on an article for Classical Singer about how teachers use social media and the implications in their voice studio. For this blog entry, I am looking
What is it about music, any kind of music that makes us feel things? Why do we love and need it in our lives? What is your role as performer
Have you experienced rejection or failure? Of course you have. We all have. So how we we respond? Dr. Martin Seligman conducted a ground-breaking experiment in which he administered
As a singer, you are your own business. You are a self-employed entrepreneur. So now what? In this article from Classical Singer magazine, author, singer, and entrepreneur Amanda Keil expounds
What’s on your summer reading list? Reading might not be on the top of your to-do list this summer, but what better way to relax by the pool than with
Cinderella’s Castle. Hogwarts. Dolphins and whales. Orlando offers a wide variety of activities, but that wasn’t the focus for hundreds of teachers of singing earlier this month. Teachers from across
Audition season is coming up. As a dedicated singer, you schedule out which ones you are interested in, where the auditions are, how you will get there, where you will
Ego, or how we think of ourselves, often gets in the way of desired results. Here are three of the most common, most paralyzing ego risks. • Rejection. You
My last blog encouraged singers to continue studying over the summer. This next entry, however, is a reflection from the flip side; how a teacher feels about teaching over the
