CJ Williamson founded Classical Singer magazine. She served as Editor-in-Chief until her death in July, 2005. Read more about her incredible life and contributions to the singing community here.
Two Met productions are reviewed in detail.
As the century and the millennium turn, so do our thoughts to the fabled, and much-discussed Golden Age of Classical Singing. In the coming year, we resolve to open a
The arrival of a new century is probably causing most of us to have moments of deep reflection about our direction individually and about the art and industry of classical
No Color Line at the Met Dear CS: As most of you already know, MTV took the unusual step of holding the annual awards at the Metropolitan Opera House in
Learning how to sing can seem very simple when compared to understanding how the voice works. This new book levels the playing field between singer and physician, as reviewed by CJ Williamson.
From Kosovo to Colorado to Georgia, the news is getting worse, and everyone is trying to explain why. To me, the issue was clarified by a quote I saved from
Thoughts on Littleton, CO Dear CS: Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to bring back the lives of those who were senselessly massacred. What we are given, however, by
How do you take control of your life and your career? Is it possible? One artist who has done that from the beginning is Polish contralto Ewa Podles, featured in
Vocalist Dear CS: You recommended subscribing to this mailing list [Vocalist at www.vocalist.org]. I tried it. They often sent me as many as 50 e-mails in a day. A few
Getting Organized: As the opera season closes, you have a small window of time to fix your life’s infrastructure! That is why our focus this May is to help you
After last month’s intense issue on mental health, it was almost relaxing to get back to the nuts and bolts of building a classical singing career. This month’s issue on
Getting Back to Basics From the CS Forum: I find it rather interesting in a magazine that is devoted to classical singers, there is very little actual discussion of music,
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