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“May you live in interesting times,” says an old curse—and from a medical standpoint, singers’ lives are always interesting. Dr. Anthony Jahn MD answers questions about singing and health.

Two things every singer can count on in this business? Rejection and criticism. Learning to cope while maintaining a healthy and honest self-perception can be extremely difficult. Cindy Sadler offers CS readers some valuable tools for the task. Whether it’s laughing at yourself or throwing a temper-tantrum, it’s all here.

London Symphony Plays Graffiti Composition Swiss performance artist Christian Marclay assembled the makings of a musical score from Berliners’ graffiti, according to the British newspaper The Telegraph. Marclay made posters

Dear Editor: Classical Singer magazine is so informative and helpful! As a young singer, I have learned many things about the business that I did not get a chance to

This month we feature interviews with two general directors: Ian Campbell and James Caraher. General directors can have a great influence on the kind of experience you have singing with

Sight-singing skills have become increasingly important—as anyone can tell from getting to know singers on the scene today, such as Timothy Noble (see April ‘05 cover story). Liz Fleischer will be at the CS convention to teach an easy way to learn sight-singing.

After 33 years as head of HGO, David Gockley leaves an award-winning legacy behind as he looks to new opportunities as the recently appointed general director of San Francisco Opera. Here he shares with CS readers thoughts on his own failed singing career, the issue of age for aspiring singers, and some of the secrets to his success.

Watching her family develop their artistic talents has helped this singer realize the individual benefits of her art.

“We wanted to create a concert that engaged people in such a way that both emotion and technique could be acknowledged—and then set aside—so that the music could simply be enjoyed.”

Have you ever wanted to combine your patriotism and musical talents? As the nation’s largest employer of professional musicians, the U.S. military offers a wide variety of opportunities to do just that with some great benefits to boot.

Chicago Lyric Opera tenor found murdered Richard Markley, 45, a tenor with Chicago Lyric Opera, apparently was stabbed to death in his North Side apartment, according to the March 1

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