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December 2025 Issue

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University Spotlight: University of Redlands

At the University of Redlands School of Performing Arts, you’ll do more than just study your craft—you’ll live it. Whether you're a musician, actor, dancer, or designer, this is a place where creativity thrives and collaboration is at the heart of everything we do.


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(Re)introducing: The State Opera of New Jersey

The New Jersey opera scene’s “best kept secret” gets a new name for an exciting new era.


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The Singer’s Library: Vocal Traditions and Exposing the Chasms in Voice Pedagogy

One new book published by Routledge explores valued vocal traditions, and the other makes the case for change. 


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Career Paths in Classical Singing

Follow your heart, and don’t give up.  We believe you will be led up, down, and around the perfect path for you.  Work hard and you can achieve anything.  We see it happening for you!  Yes, it is time for you to SHINE!


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The Dr. Is In: The Curious Case of the Missing Range

Dr. Aston shares a mysterious missing range in a patient, and the medication change that solved it.


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University Spotlight: University of Hartford

Your artistry, expressed. At Hartt, growth in technique and musicianship, guided by distinguished faculty, is the focus of vocal study. The Hartt School provides a one-of-a-kind experience for the emerging twenty-first century artist, teacher, and scholar.


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A Secret about Sopranos

Veteran voice teacher Susan Eichorn Young reveals how cross-training benefits belters, who may secretly be high sopranos!


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Aria Off the Beaten Path: Mezzo Edition

Every good mezzo has probably sung Mozart’s “Smanie implacabilli”  or “Voi che sapete” to work on legato and style or to satisfy that Mozart aria requirement for an audition. Below are eight arias that are sure to liven up any mezzos’ audition package.


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The Doctor Is In: Ask Dr. Jahn – Haller Cells

Haller cells are just tiny cavities between the maxillary and ethmoid sinuses. They are not always present and when they are there they are usually not a problem unless they are obstructing drainage of the other sinuses into the nose.


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University Spotlight: University of Michigan

The Department of Voice & Opera is a vibrant and diverse community dedicated to fostering artistic excellence and academic rigor. Our students develop the technical proficiency and expressive depth necessary to excel in today’s artistic landscape.


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