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It’s time to make some changes in your life and career. No backsliding allowed because the whole Classical Singer Community is watching. If you didn’t get a chance to write yours down, there’s still time! Go to the www.classicalsinger.com. From there, click on the "Forum" tab, then click on "General Interest" and do a search under resolution. You’ll find the thread and you can write your own resolution. If you need some suggestions, read what others have written below.

Dear CS: I need to call your attention to an inaccuracy in your otherwise very touching story about Barry McCauley in the December issue. Michael Devlin is quoted as saying,

A quick note before I introduce the issue: Something is bothering me and it has been bothering me for a long time. It started long before the Oklahoma City bombing,

James Levine to Join Boston Symphony In Sept ’04, James Levine will become the 14th music director of Boston Symphony, replacing Seiji Ozawa. He is not planning to reduce his

Dear Erda, Since 9/11, times are hard and it seems to be trickling down to the arts. Ticket sales are down. What’s going happen to opera singers? What can we

The name Juilliard is weighted with history and prestige. The school’s reputation, its location in Lincoln Center at the heart of New York City’s cultural community, and its links with

A key part of the strategy is not only the physical look of the potential performers coming through the door, but the credits that have earned the performer the right or the expectation to be there. This is where having a stellar résumé becomes key.

Could You be the Next Victim of a Stalker?

Happy is the man who hath never known what it is to taste of fame—to have it is a purgatory, to want it is a hell. — Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton

It’s December—the time of year when musicians have the opportunity to make the holidays a magical place for the rest of the world. Quite a burden to carry! I know

aThis is the season when singers have to deal with a certain kind of comment from a lot of well-meaning strangers … and even family and friends. Sometimes it can

Dressing Room Demands Pavarotti apparently has some interesting backstage requests. According to a recent article in The Times of London, “the usual order for the maestro’s air-conditioned personal dressing room