Summer programs can be about getting a role on the resume, or they can be about learning skills, overcoming fears and becoming an entirely new performer. Several programs focus on the singer in this way such as Wesley Balk, Peter Harrower and others. Russell Herbert interviews alumni and 2002 participant of OperaWors.
Hundreds of singers wrote about their experiences at pay-to-sing programs in the summer of 2002. We have complied some of the most interesting quotes to share here. All of the responses can be found on our website.
Film director Benoit Jacquot and singers Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna discuss their experiences in front of and behind the camera on 2002's Tosca.
The following are reports of unsatisfactory experiences at the 2001 and 2002 Bel Canto Italia School of Opera. Classical Singer does not recommend this program.
Christina Aguilera was a demanding diva promoting her new song, “Dirrty,” in London last week, according to the New York Post. Arriving at MTV studios in a seven-car caravan, the
This is the last month we will hear from our singers on their resolutions. I asked them, as a closing statement, to give us their resolutions for the coming year. Classical Singer thanks them for sharing their goals and lives with us throughout 2002 and wishes them great success in the future!
Dear Editor: Please advertise ALL auditions in the magazine. What a pain it is to have to search them out online. —Name Withheld, Shippensburg, PA We would like to, since
What months and how many hours do the choristers work? As a member of the Opera Australia Melbourne chorus you are employed on a casual basis in either the winter
An Inside Look at the SFO Chorus Contract
JOE TURPIN LIVES IN LÜBECK, GERMANY, WHERE HE SINGS FULL-TIME WITH THE THEATER LÜBECK OPERA CHORUS. HERE IS JOE’S ADVICE TO A SINGER WHO IS THINKING ABOUT MOVING TO GERMANY TO START HIS CAREER.
Are you one of the principals? Can I spot you easily on stage?” a colleague’s student asked her before a Falstaff performance. Laughing, my friend replied, “No. I’m not a
Oops! Check Your Promo CDs! After sending out 8,000 promo CDs, the New Zealand Symphony discovered that an internet whiz had sabotaged the CD so that when it was played
