Artist Spotlights

Don’t Sing What You Must, Sing What You Are!

Tenor Josaphat Contreras shares his story of creating a recital program based on his cultural heritage and why you should focus your efforts on authentically performing for yourself.

Oct 10 Josaphat Contreras

Decolonizing the Art Song with Patricia Caicedo

Singer, scholar, writer, and educator Patricia Caicedo has made art song by Latin American and Iberian composers more accessible. In this interview, she shares her creative mission, entrepreneurial spirit, and process for decolonization, opening up new pathways for singers.

Sep 16 Eugenia Forteza

Latonia Moore: “I Love, Live, and Breathe Music”

Latonia Moore is an artist with great depth and stylistic variety. She shares her background in jazz, what makes her voice smile, and the lessons learned from taking breaks vocally. Read on for more on Moore, including her advice about specific intentions as you build your career.

Sep 16 Maria-Cristina Necula

Becoming Belle

We all have dreams about what we might achieve in a performing career. For Rebekah Casad, it was to become a Disney Princess. Read on for tips from Rebekah about making your Disney dreams come true!

Aug 23 Lisa Sain Odom

Journey to You: Jarrod Lee on Writing Your Own Story

Jarrod Lee tells his story of finding his voice as a singer and as a librettist.

Aug 20 Brittani McNeill

Traversing the Opera-sphere: An Artist-of-Color Roundtable

Artists Othalie Graham, Paul Chwe MinChul An, and Indira Mahajan share their experiences with repertoire as it relates to their ethnic makeup and identity.

Jul 15 Eric McKeever

Mark S. Doss: Forty Years of Facing the Fachs

With more than 100 operatic roles to his credit, Mark S. Doss has made a career of masterfully treading between bass and baritone.

Jul 13 Brian Manternach

A Singer’s Worst Nightmare: Jaw Surgery a Decade Later

Singer and voice teacher Michelle Latour shares her experience with jaw surgery and recovery, short and long term.

Jul 06 Dr. Michelle Latour

Helena Brown: Authenticity and Advocacy

“I specialize in uncomfortable discourse.” Soprano and artist advocate Helena Brown has led the charge for important shifts in the opera industry. Her path is built on community, authenticity, and owning the narrative—and showing up for the tough conversations that are changing the face of opera.

May 22 Danielle Buonaiuto

Dare to Dream

It has been a lifelong dream for me to release an album. After a couple of years of working with an incredible group of musicians and engineers, pausing for a pandemic, and resuming the hustle and bustle in 2023, I finally released my debut album!

May 16 Judith Rodriguez

Laird Mackintosh: Longtime Phantom Castmember Opens Up About the Angel of Music

As Broadway's beloved "The Phantom of the Opera" comes to a close, Laird Mackintosh looks back at the years he spent with the production as both Monsieur André, and a Phantom understudy. In this article, he shares his experiences and insights into the iconic musical.

Apr 14 Yvonne Juris

Rainelle Krause: Setting Up a Life You Love

Coloratura Rainelle Krause shares her experience of her early years as a singer while building her career. She is forthcoming about her breaking point and finding a marketable authenticity in her art—and how aerial work helped her balance, literally and figuratively, her career as a singer.

Mar 17 Tara Melvin