Singers keep asking when Gail Sullivan and Dorothy Maddison are going to update Kein Angst Baby, the guide so many singers have used for auditioning in Europe. No plans have been announced yet, but CS heard about a new book on auditioning in Germany, and we asked Jennye Guy to interview the authors for our readers.
If you choose to sing your recitals in original languages, you’re going to need beautiful translations for your programs. Where do you get them and what are the rules for copying them from others?
How’s your working relationship with your teacher? A few simple suggestions may make all the difference.
You’ve heard about the controversy surrounding the use of supertitles at recitals. If you like the idea, here’s how to do it at your next recital.
Classical Singer asked for your experiences with intubation. Singer and voice teacher Melyssa Rice took on the task of editing and compiling them here for you along with some additional research.
Classical Singer continues the series (started with cover story Alison England last month) on singers who are creating new markets for their talents.
On recording, Ms. Mills may be heard on RCA’s recording of Sondheim’s Follies, New World Records’ Grammy award-winning Candide, Newport Classic recordings of Handel’s Muzio and Scarlatti’s Ishmail, Arabesque Records’ recording of Schubert’s “Auf dem Strom” and Strauss’ “Alphorn” with David Jolley, horn, and most recently her solo CD of American song “Always it’s Spring” from VAI. On video she may be seen on “The New Sousa Band on Stage at Wolf Trap” with conductor Keith Brion. Her performance of Cunegonde at the New York City Opera was seen on a national telecast on PBS’s “Live from Lincoln Center.” Last summer Ms. Mills appeared as Aurelia Havisham in the much anticipated new production of Dominick Argento’s Miss Havisham’s Fire by Opera Theatre of St. Louis and was hailed by The New York Times as “the star the vehicle was waiting for.” Ms. Mills is an Associate Professor of Voice at San José State University and resides in the Bay Area with her husband, Dr. Thomas Rescigno.
You’ve been asking us to ask singers about technique, so here you have it! We asked a singer whose voice has remained absolutely unaffected by the years how she still hits those high notes. While it won’t tell you how to sing, we hope it gives you some hints from a singer who has “been there, done that.”
It's possible that you've never heard of the word "intubation" or thought about what happens to your vocal folds when you have surgery. It's time you did.
How do you find the right tempo for the piece you are rehearsing? Coach Martha Gerhart gives advice on determining your own correct tempo…the one that works specifically for you.
Imagine a kid arriving in America in 1991 with no musical training and speaking no English. He is now a Met winner.
How to use your personal Spiral of Fear to reconnect to your desires and creative core.
LOCATED IN THE HEART OF LOS ANGELES’S urban sprawl, the University of Southern California (USC) campus is an oasis of culture and learning. Its music department, now called the USC
