Artist Spotlights

Classical Concrete: A Review and Guide to the NYC Music Scene

Welcome to the debut post of Classical Concrete, curated by Mary Claire Curran. Classical Concrete is inspired by the NYC classical music scene. The accompanying Spotify playlist tries to encompass

Mar 05 Mary Claire Curran

Why We Still Can’t Get Enough of Callas

Forty years after her untimely death, we operaphiles are still being mesmerized by the voice of Maria Callas. Why, I pondered, would such a singer endure and evoke such emotion

Jan 20 Tony Villecco

Why You Should Participate in a Summer Voice Program

Many singers participate in study programs abroad during the summer. As a voice teacher and faculty member for a summer program in Italy, I am often asked, why should singers

Oct 17 Dr. Michelle Latour

From Do-Re-Mi to Dosa

Sitting across the dinner table from my husband one June evening in 2014, I asked him what he thought about moving to India, as there was a job opening that

Sep 06 Cynthia Smith

By JACOPERA. Follow their regular blog at www.jacopera.com. JACOPERA’s International Debut! Buona sera, miei amici! Ana and myself arrived in Milan this morning, and although currently fighting off jet-lag, we

Jul 01 CS

Singing in the Deborah Voigt Masterclass

Here is my full recap from Sunday of the Classical Singer Competition & Convention: Sunday: As you already know, I woke up on Sunday morning to see that I hadn’t

Jun 14 CS

Recapping My Convention/Competition Experience Part 1

Greetings! This post is a bit delayed–the past few days have been quite busy. This past weekend was amazing and I’m excited to give you the full version of my

Jun 02 CS

Anticipation

I’m currently refreshing the Classical Singer website over and over again, waiting for the second round winners to be announced… the suspense is killing me… In the words of Violetta

May 29 CS

Sunday Dollar Bills!

By JACOPERA. Follow their regular blog at www.jacopera.com. Make that twenty dollar bills, y’all. The banknote that Harriet Tubman, a former slave in the American Civil War era, will

May 10 CS

The Broadway of Doing Things

By Jonathan Blalock Before I ever knew about hit tunes such as “vissi d’arte” and “una furtiva lagrima,” I grew up listening to (and singing along with) songs like

Apr 28 Jonathan Blalock

The Cantanti Project: Singers Creating Music for Singers

With small opera companies dwindling in New York City because of lack of funding, it is unusual to see a small company spring up, survive, and grow. The Cantanti Project

Mar 18 CS

Being Human

By Christina Hourihan, a member of JACOPERA. Follow their regular blog at www.jacopera.com. I sent a text to my JACOPERA counterparts yesterday telling them I wasn’t sure what to write

Mar 10 Auditions Plus