A few letters received at the CS offices and CS forum posts.
300 teachers observe a young student abused by a diva.
Abuse often paralyzes your colleagues. Find out why.
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.
Stop, Drop and… Sing? During the Royal Opera House’s June 29th performance of The Queen of Spades, soprano Susan Chilcott was reminded of her fire safety lessons when an onstage
The following letter to the editor was sent to Classical Singer magazine by Willie Anthony Waters, General Director of Connecticut Opera and Artistic Director/Conductor of Opera Ebony. It was originally intended for the New York Times as a response to an article about whether Gershwin’s wishes should be ignored and other races should be allowed to be cast in Porgy and Bess. The New York Times chose not to print the letter. Classical Singer also was not able to print the entire letter due to space concerns as it is over 2000 words long. After some deliberation, we chose to print a 700 word version of it here but make the full letter available to readers on the website version of “Letters to the Editor.”
After CS interviewed MidAmerica Productions, we were fortunate to interview Eileen Terril of the Independence Messiah Festival who had used MidAmerica’s services to arrange a trip to perform at Carnegie Hall two years ago. This choir’s experience performing there for the first time exemplifies what the venue has come to mean to singers all over the world
We all know more than we’d like to about bad stress. It can erode our enjoyment of life, make our relationships troubled, and even shorten our lives. But did you
If you want to get to Carnegie Hall, you might take a look at MidAmerica Productions. MidAmerica has arguably brought more artists to Carnegie Hall than any other organization. To date, approximately 600 solo artists and 86,000 choristers have appeared with MidAmerica’s Productions. Classical Singer spoke with the founder of MidAmerica, Peter Tiboris.
