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.
July is Coach and Accompanist Appreciation Month! We’d like to encourage singers and teachers to honor accompanists and coaches this month. (Next month we honor teachers.) Think about the coaches
Bulletin Board NEA Chair Pleads for Continued Arts Funding As many arts committees and state budgets are completely cutting arts funding, the new chairman for the National Endowment for the
Where does vocal wobble come from? Once you've got it, is it possible to get rid of it? CS magazine has been observing lessons for several weeks as one of the most effective teachers we've seen is helping singers recover from this vocal ailment.
Dear Editor: My husband (a voice teacher at several community colleges) and I both loved Annette Nauraine’s article, “How to Be a Good Student.” May we post it publicly where
With an international career, Pavarotti as a mentor and friend, a supportive tenor for a husband, two children and singing contracts for several years to come, Cynthia Lawrence seems to have it all. But she has worked hard to get where she is.
This June issue is about “Your Visual Image,” and we are focusing on the résumé, photos and website this year—the visual package—with singers on different levels. We hope you all
Traditionally May has been the month Classical Singer looks at a singer, famous or otherwise, who is juggling a family and a singing career. This month is no different, as
Dear Editor With interest I have read your interesting report about the Metropolitan Opera Association and your interview with Mr. Volpe. As our artists agency [Hollaender-Calix] is mentioned in the
When fame hit, it came like a tidal wave. Grateful critics were calling her “The Verdi soprano we’ve been waiting for” The career every singer dreams of was hers. But a vocal crisis seemed to mean a very early end to the career. Yet the London Sunday Times wrote of her recent performance at the Met, “A performance that promises to transform her fortunes on the world’s stages.” This is a career that is being reborn. How did it happen?
In response to readers’ requests for technique information from top artists, Miss Plowright gave a wonderful voice lesson to CJ Williamson and then talked about what she had just done in general terms. This is what she has learned from working with her own voice and that of her students.
I received Classical Singer magazine in the post yesterday and just want to congratulate you on a great article and to thank you for exposing Bel Canto Italia [Summer programs
Having recently made her Met debut, Josepha Gayer's message to the Classical Singer Community is that you can start your career at any age.
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