Do you find yourself treading water, making no real career progress, and watching the days turn to months with nothing to show for the passing of time? Stop treading and start swimming with 10 things you can do now to proactively make things happen for your singing career.
Anyone who’s received audition feedback more than once knows that different auditioners have different ideas about movement in auditions. While the following interview responses may not definitively answer the question, they should give you some insight to the reasoning behind these varying opinions.
Going to the opera is an important part of every singer’s continued education, but it can also be an expensive endeavor. You can save some cash without passing up that next production with these terrific tips for scoring cheap tickets.
I am a procrastinator. In spite of my many efforts to change, I have spent years fine tuning this well honed tendency to put things off, wait until the last
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Operalia Announces Winners of 2009 Competition On August 1, 2009, Operalia, Plácido Domingo’s worldwide opera competition, presented prizes to this year’s winners. Twenty-five-year-old Russian soprano Julia Novikova and 27-year-old Russian
An important part of a singer’s education—both while in school and after—is proficiency in the basic operatic languages. Olivia Giovetti shows singers how to economically continue their study of languages at any age and stage of life.
Michelle Goodman isn’t a singer. She has never worked for an opera company. Nor does she represent artists of any kind. And, yet, you may find her to be one of your best resources.
Daniel Helfgot, the Classical Singer 2009 Stage Director of the Year, talks about creativity, progress, and why a score, with all its details, is a terrible thing to waste.
Center Stage spotlights a Classical Singer reader in each issue. If you would like to be featured, go to www.classicalsinger.com, click on “Center Stage” and follow the instructions.
While planning the annual back-to-school September issue you’re now holding in your hands, I sought out interviewees for April James’ article on hiring agents’ perceptions of advanced degrees. I contacted
