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On Dec. 6, 2004, Regina Resnik will celebrate the 60th anniversary of her Metropolitan Opera debut. It is a Cinderella Story that blossomed into one of the longest and most varied careers. In addition, Ms. Resnik graciously took the time to answer several questions asked by Classical Singer subscribers.

New Announcer Taking Over Met Broadcasts Beginning with the opening broadcast of Verdi’s I vespri Siciliani on Dec. 11, Margaret Juntwait will be the new radio announcer for the Metropolitan

Dear Editor: Speaking of the value of your recent brainchildren, in early September I launched my web site using the Classical Singer templates (www.lindapriebe.com).  Within three weeks an artistic director

It’s December—the month where singers run from gig to gig—or wonder why they’re not! We hope you’ll take some time for yourself, right this very minute, to think back to

From time to time Classical Singer likes to bring you the profile of a working singer so you can see what steps he took to get where he is, how he feels about the situation he is in, and much more. If this is the path you are on, it's good to hear from those who have walked it before you.

"What's your passion?" With that question, conductor James Conlon turned the tables on his interviewer, causing yours truly to be at a complete loss for coherent answers and simply blurt out: "Everything!"

CS has received several letters over the years from singers wondering why they can't sing in different Fachs. On the business side, "Ask Erda" has explained that it isn't a good idea because it confuses opera directors. Now, here are the medical reasons for staying in your Fach.

Headaches and high notes don't go together- and yet we've been warner and warned not to take most painkillers, because of the danger of vocal hemorrhage. Here's another alternative.

"You are not your voice" is a principle that the Classical Singer Marketing Workshops teach singers. Here is more support to back up this critically important precept

“There I am, at about 23, in The Rake’s Progress. We did it here at the old Skylight, where the orchestra was under the stage and you couldn’t see the conductor at all. Imagine singing that score under those circumstances.”

Stamp to Honor Marian Anderson The U.S. Postal Service recently announced it will issue a commemorative stamp featuring the renowned contralto Marian Anderson. Set to be issued next year, the

Dear Editor: I’m enjoying the articles on what singers who are still in good voice can do to create their own roads to “success.” I’ve had a hard time coming