2004

Developing Self-Perception

Cindy Sadler asked singers from the Classical Singer Forum and the New Forum for Classical Singers to contribute their ideas about the path to self-knowledge.

Nov 01 Cindy Sadler

A Look at Crossover Singing : Is It For You?

Is it for you? You may find a new world of music waiting for you.

Nov 01 Julie S. Halpern

The Bucharest Opera Resistance

During years of oppression in Romania, the only escape the author's family had was to go to the opera. The opera house opened its doors and became a place of refuge.

Nov 01 Maria-Cristina Necula

James Conlon: Pursuing the Renaissance Ideal

"What's your passion?" With that question, conductor James Conlon turned the tables on his interviewer, causing yours truly to be at a complete loss for coherent answers and simply blurt out: "Everything!"

Nov 01 Maria-Cristina Necula

Embracing the Unexpected : An Interview with Kurt Ollmann

“There I am, at about 23, in The Rake’s Progress. We did it here at the old Skylight, where the orchestra was under the stage and you couldn’t see the conductor at all. Imagine singing that score under those circumstances.”

Nov 01 David Kubiak

What Are They Thinking? : How to Read and Respond to Your Audience's Body Language

Wouldn’t it be great if you could get inside the minds of your audience, or the minds of those who audition you, and know what they are thinking about you

Nov 01 Patti Wood

Profile of a Working Singer

From time to time Classical Singer likes to bring you the profile of a working singer so you can see what steps he took to get where he is, how he feels about the situation he is in, and much more. If this is the path you are on, it's good to hear from those who have walked it before you.

Nov 01 Brian Register

Managing Acid Reflux Without Medication

Why another article on acid reflux? Our readers keep asking for more! This is a new twist: a holistic approach to healing reflux—no talk about pills or surgery, but rather a natural, approach to digestive health.*

Nov 01 Valerie Coates

Don’t Let a Headache or Migraine Stop You!

Headaches and high notes don't go together- and yet we've been warner and warned not to take most painkillers, because of the danger of vocal hemorrhage. Here's another alternative.

Nov 01 Jerry Teplitz, JD, PH.D.

Ask Agma

AGMA represents singers and production staff. Find out if a union is right for you.

Nov 01 Alan S. Gordon

Follow the Leader

Our Met violinist takes us back to the pit to see what is going on between conductor, singer and orchestra. This will help you understand why your accelerando, practiced so perfectly in rehearsals, can sometimes fall apart in performance.

Nov 01 Les Dreyer

Posture, Attitude and Voice

If your voice isn’t round and glorious, the problem may originate in a place far from the source. Both teachers and singers need to think deeply about this article—it may change the way you think about singing and performance tension.

Oct 01 Anthony Jahn, M.D.