Every artist is constantly looking to stand out amongst the thousands of singers who audition every year. We all know arias like “Ah! Mes Amis!” and “Der Hölle Rache,” when well-sung, often make an audition panel sit up and take note. But what if you want to add something new and unusual to your audition package?
A new book explores sound perception as it applies to singing.
Why are negative reviews sometimes so hurtful? Singing can be a deeply vulnerable act, and an attack on one’s voice can easily be understood as a personal insult. We pour countless hours of training, study, rehearsal into a performance, and suddenly it’s out of our control. One person’s opinion about the event is all that some people will read, and it feels deeply unfair. How can we best handle the apparent setback of a disapproving critic?
Fear of being misunderstood hijacked most of my life. I yearned to be a digestible bite, easily served up to impress a stranger at a dinner party. But, no matter how hard I tried, I’m just not someone that can fit into a box.
In this column, we explore singers to watch, celebrate new albums, note new resources for singers, and other industry changes.
Soprano Mary Elizabeth Williams and executive advisor Barbara Massury begin a series of conversations on resilience, agency, and fulfillment. Follow along as this series unfolds.
For young singers, the path between the first voice lesson and a performing career can be overwhelming. In this step-by-step article, discover tips for taking charge of your learning.
If you are considering a DMA, read on for reasons to pursue it, what to expect, how to prepare for application, and more from a singer currently in a DMA program.
The eternal dilemma for performers: how to support themselves while they're getting a career off the ground. From the May issue of Classical Singer, Cindy Sadler discusses how to get a job that allows you to pay off your loans while working in a related field and still getting to do some performing.
I had the immense privilege of judging the majority of the Musical Theatre competition at the CS Vocal Competition in Chicago. I heard so many impressive voices in both the
Even three years out of school, I still get that “first day” feeling the moment this time of year rolls around. There’s something about the crisp air, fresh lineup of planners at Barnes & Noble, and the quiet hum of people easing back into their routines that makes me feel like we are collectively turning a page into a new chapter.
When I wrote about confidence versus self-worth in Part 1, I thought I was closing a thought, but in the weeks since, I’ve found myself returning repeatedly to the concept of worth: observing how it shows up in my conversations with producers, creatives, actors and ultimately in my own day-to-day life as well.
