• Drink lots of water. Your urine should be pale gold, rather like champagne unless you take Vitamin B, then it is orange. (Yuck.) • When you’re tired, sleep. Or
What is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)? How does it affect singers? What options are available?
AND PEOPLE WONDER WHY we singers are such hypochondriacs. Our desire to sing is so strong we’ll rise up out of our graves to do it. We’ll endure low pay,
HOW WAS IT? Write to me! The good, the bad, and the ugly! December’s issue will feature your comments. I will withhold your name if you like, but I need
Competing Opera Companies Merge After seven years of competing with one another and frustrating potential donors, the Opera Company of North Carolina and Triangle Opera have decided to overcome their
STEPHANIE BLYTHE calls herself “the most fortunate young artist on the planet,” and with good reason. Opera lovers are not known for their charity when assessing vocal talent, and even the most famous singers before the public today have aggressive detractors. But all the critics, both professional and amateur, seem to agree that Stephanie Blythe is blessed with a major instrument that she uses to potent effect in a repertoire ranging from her triumphant Cornelia in the Metropolitan’s recent Giulio Cesare to contemporary compositions like Richard Danielpour’s American Requiem.
Erda, the erstwhile earth goddess from Das Rheingold and Siegfried with knowledge of past and future, now visits CS readers with her knowledge, foresight and wisdom. To ask Erda, write to askerda@classicalsinger.com
One of the most frequent requests we get at the CS office is for information about management. A few years ago, we did extensive research to find out which managers were really finding work for their roster and published Management: The Book. But still, you had more questions.
We all know it is out there somewhere—the difficult, unspoken topic of mental, physical, and sexual abuse by voice teachers in the singing community. But how much of a problem
Denyce Graves was the voice of America in the days, weeks and months after the tragedy of September 11. But she is no stranger to overcoming hardship.
A message for college administrators, voice teachers…and singers
Dear Editor: What perfect timing with your issue about singing the National Anthem! I found the article to be interesting and informative, as it is a popular topic these days.
