Erstwhile earth goddess, with knowledge of past and future, returns to give CS readers her answers to pressing questions, this time on a practical matter of biographies that work
CS loves to highlight opera companies created by singers that are making a big impact in their communities, creating jobs and building the art form. Here is a special company that nurtures and helps singers blossom.
The IRS has the definition of “professional” all laid out for you— sort of! Here are some ideas to help you figure it out, sparked by a question from a singer who has just attended a summer pay-to-sing.
Vienna State Opera is one of the jewels of Europe and one of the houses you will want to visit, whether you're auditioning or vacationing. Here's an inside look at the man behind the curtain. (Ioan Holender is the father of Adrian Holleander [sic], who was featured in the September issue.)
One of the dreams we all have as musicians is to make an impact on audiences, large or small. Sometimes, as I’ll show you, it comes in the more unusual
Cancellation of the 2003 MacAllister Awards The prestigious MacAllister awards have been cancelled for this year according to a recent announcement made by executive director Elaine Morgan Bookwalter. She assured
Brazilian tenor, Ricardo Tamura, graduated from the University of Sao Paulo with diplomas in geology and physics and worked as a computer science teacher and chess instructor. Although he loved to sing, there was no early indication of a possible operatic career.
Edoardo Müller loves singers. When you are on stage, he smiles at you as if you can do no wrong-and suddenly, he's right! Your voice floats out like never before and he beams his pleasure!
Offstage, he is even better as he coaches and gives you cadenzas and ornaments that perfectly suit your voice and temperament and tells you why your particular instrument is so unique and wonderful.
As an enthusiastic explorer of repertoire, Thomas Hampson generously contributes to the enlightenment of audiences and colleagues alike, enriching our cultural knowledge as very few artists do.
We polled the Classical Singer Online Community- and recieved hundreds of responses on singer student debt. As you will read, singers feel strongly about this topic! Thanks to all those who expressed their opinions. We received so many interesting responses that it was hard to select only a few for publication here.
In order to get to the bottom of the college debt issue and assess the value of student loans as an investment for students interested in pursuing a singing career, Classical Singer magazine recently conducted an online survey of hundreds of singers.
A university education can be one of the most important experiences in a singer's life. However, too many young singers and their parents don't prepare early enough, don't research thoroughly enough, and then plunge headlong into too much debt without thinking of consequences. If you work with young singers, or you're in debt and need help, this is important reading.
