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A recent article in Back Stage caught my attention: a ballet dancer had been told that she was too heavy to be in the ballet company. She became obsessive about
Remember the popular lines in Fiddler on the Roof about Anatevka? There, “everyone knows who he is and what God expects him to do” (Joseph Stein, Fiddler on the Roof
Beethoven: Fidelio Metropolitan Opera, New York December 22, 2000 Terrific singing highlighted the Metropolitan Opera’ s interesting new production of Beethoven’s Fidelio. Soprano Karita Matilla as Leonore/Fidelio sounded ravishing and
This page supplements the March 2001 issue of The Classical Singer with audio selections. They are tied to three articles and three reviews in that issue. The full text of the articles in the magazine and other services it provides to professional singers and students of the vocal arts are available at the WWW site, http://www.classicalsinger.com Please note that we provide these selections in limited fidelity, sufficient to make the musical point, but far short of that available on a modern CD. To listen, your browser must have MP3 capability. That is provided by free plugins available from http://www.microsoft.com/ (MediaPlayer) or http://www.real.com/ (RealPlayer) and in other forms for various platforms.
It is generally agreed that classical singing reached its apogee during the age of bel canto. The style was new and current, and composers like Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Mercadante, Vaccai,
José van Dam in Recital Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre Ann Arbor, Michigan October 20, 2000
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Wouldn’t it be nice to know how much money singers are making? AGMA, the singers’ union, doesn’t publish any financial figures for singers. The actors’ union, Screen Actors Guild (SAG),
BAM's Theodora, Pacific Opera Recital, Matthias Goerne Recital, and more.
The San Diego Opera, and Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone
Grammy Award winner Michael Fine reveals the secrets of the studio.
Frank talk from Editor-in-Chief CJ Williamson on how your thoughts are impacting your success.
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