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Maybe the best thing you can do for your singing voice is improve your speaking voice. Here's Dr. Jahn to explain why. To meet Dr. Jahn in person, come to the CS Convention! (www.classicalsinger.com)

The pressure to lose weight to boost a singing career can be strong. Singers with a lot of weight to lose may be considering drastic measures, such as surgery. Here is a singer/stage director who can give some first-hand advice about the procedure

The principles used to get control of your health and weight are the same whether you have 20 pounds to lose of 200. Here is a singer who is winning the fight.

I’ve always loved opera. So when my then 9-year-old son Shaun’s piano teacher told me he had an excellent ear and voice, and suggested I bring him to audition for

Twenty years ago, Opera News came out and said it. “It’s that simple. Marilyn Horne is the greatest singer in the world.” In subsequent interviews, the lady herself sighed, “If only it were that simple.”

Editor’s Note: The following two letters are representative of several received in response to a singer’s one negative comment in the January 2004 issue on her experience at Shaker Mountain.

Rest in Peace, Hans Hotter On Dec. 6 the world famous bass-baritone Hans Hotter passed away at the age of 94. He was known for the ease with which he

It started with Twiggy. At 5-foot-6 and an anorexic 99 pounds, she changed our concept of beauty. No longer was it acceptable to see a female form. The drape of

We love to sing. We love to perform. To be able to sustain our love in a big way, we realize that we need to establish a name for ourselves, a career. So how do we make our career happen?

Despite having soared in the upper reaches of some of the great operatic Valhallas of the world, Eugenie Grunewald is a diva who speaks in down-to-earth terms. Classical Singer caught up with Grunewald in Madrid’s Teatro Real, where she sang the role of Morgan le Fay in what she called a “dream gig,” the world premiere of the long-lost opera Merlin. Isaac Albéniz, known mostly for his piano compositions, composed the work in 1898.

You say you love your art. How much are you willing to sacrifice for it? Do you really love to sing, or are you focused on the supposed rewards that

Dear Editor: Love the magazine. Keep up the great work. I would love to read about countertenors, church/oratorio, choral articles, more on vocal health. Loved the Spanish repertoire article. [July