It’s 5 a.m. The alarm rings. You don’t want to get up, but you force yourself to drag your sorry behind out of bed, knowing you’ll regret it if you
When I decided to make the 140-mile trek to sit down with a few of the Apprentice Artists at this summer’s Lake George Opera Festival, I had no idea I
Like many singers, my first introduction to Richard Miller was in a college voice pedagogy class. His book The Structure of Singing was our textbook. While I initially searched its
I’m not one to jump onto the bandwagon of politically correct terms, and I don’t always think that change is good. As such, I’ve rebelled a little against a hip
In the midst of a burgeoning career, managed by one of the finest New York agencies, singing in a top-tier Young Artist Program, and already landing main stage roles at
Comedian Richard Jeni once mused about the Windy City, “I think that’s how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, ‘Gee, I’m enjoying the crime and
Ensemble singing has long held stereotypes and misconceptions as well as valid concerns for the classically trained singer—from being hard on a singer’s voice, to “pigeonholing” a singer as forever
I was running on the trail around the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in Central Park last fall, with my music up loud, minding my own business. Suddenly a bird lit
In 1999 and again in 2003, Classical Singer received a host of complaints from disgruntled singers about the Sessione Senese per la Musica e l’Arte in Siena, Italy. (For the
Summer programs offer a variety of options for continuing your training, adding a complete role to your résumé, exploring a new country, learning a language, and more. In an effort
A Google search on New Year’s resolutions instantly reveals a host of websites listing the most common goals. The lists look remarkably similar with essentially the same resolutions worded just
Perched at the top of a hill on Manhattan’s Upper Westside sits a beautiful mausoleum. Its massive dome and stately columns rise high above the Hudson River, and yet President
