Dear Editor:Classical Singer has certainly matured into a broadly based source of information for singers and those dealing with them.
—William Carey, Hudson, N.H.
Dear Editor: Thank you for your excellent magazine! My students (college-aged) really enjoy the articles!
—Larry Dorminy, Downingtown, Penn.
Dear Editor: Thank you for this great magazine! Your magazine is a mizvah for all of us in the world of singing. I especially love reading how singers have created their own opportunities to sing professionally. Please seek out more of the same articles. Also, information on the business side of things—contracts, making our own CDs, tax information—helps fill in what we didn’t learn in school! Keep up the good work!
—Rosalie Becker, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Dear Editor: I would still like more information about opportunities in the South Western United States. Not everyone wants to sing in the big cities. Thanks.
—Cindy Sadow, Taos, N.M.
Singers who choose to live outside big cities have a few options: They can travel to the opportunities, or make them happen with their own initiative. As you go farther from the city, the number of ready-made opportunities you can slip into decreases. The reality check is that you have to become your own marketing expert, if you want the benefits of country life! Take a marketing class and come up with a plan for your career. You can sing—you can sing a lot—but it is going to take a lot of work. —Editor
Dear Editor: I teach voice classes at Brookhaven Community College. I only wish that I had had your publication while I was pursuing my opera career. I had a lot of lead roles, concerts, and lectures through a local agency. It was very hard pursuing leads on my own. The singers today are very lucky to have your publication.
—Virginia England, Dallas, TX
