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Classical Singer Magazine
Choral Gigging: Julianne Booth of the San Fransico Opera Chorus

An Inside Look at the SFO Chorus Contract
Dec 01
Choral Gigging: Joe Turpin of the Theater Lubeck Opera Chorus

JOE TURPIN LIVES IN LÜBECK, GERMANY, WHERE HE SINGS FULL-TIME WITH THE THEATER LÜBECK OPERA CHORUS. HERE IS JOE’S ADVICE TO A SINGER WHO IS THINKING ABOUT MOVING TO GERMANY TO START HIS CAREER.
Dec 01
Choral Gigging : Third Fairy from the Left: Chorus Work

Are you one of the principals? Can I spot you easily on stage?” a colleague’s student asked her before a Falstaff performance. Laughing, my friend replied, “No. I’m not a
Dec 01
Bulletin Board

Oops! Check Your Promo CDs! After sending out 8,000 promo CDs, the New Zealand Symphony discovered that an internet whiz had sabotaged the CD so that when it was played
Dec 01
All Together Now : Pursuing a Career as a Professional Chorister

Singers can make a living doing choral singing in New York and Chicago, but it’s a tough life. Annette Nauraine shows you how it’s done and gives hints on how to do it in your hometown on a smaller scale.
Dec 01
To Sing in the Chorus…or Not

“I have been offered a very good opera chorus job but am uncertain as to whether this will label me for future attempts at Young Artist programs.…I need to make a decision very soon, so any immediate advice would be appreciated.”—Narietta
Dec 01
Tax Tips for Singers: Tax Brackets

There are basically two ways of figuring your tax bracket: the average method and the marginal method. Both are important to know for planning purposes. Let’s assume the following: Taxpayer
Dec 01
Staying Power

Someone once said that if you want to learn to sing, study from a coloratura soprano who can still sing well in her later years. This article is for all singers who want a long career. Study what she did and does vocally and physically. Miss Peters is still doing concerts, beautifully, at age 71.
Dec 01
Spotlight On: New England Conservatory of Music

Some things stagnate with age, and others improve. The latter is true for the New England Conservatory of Music (NEC). The oldest independent music school in the U.S., it ranks
Dec 01
Editorial : Should you Throw a Diva Tantrum

Christina Aguilera was a demanding diva promoting her new song, “Dirrty,” in London last week, according to the New York Post. Arriving at MTV studios in a seven-car caravan, the
Dec 01
Resolutions: Month Number Twelve

This is the last month we will hear from our singers on their resolutions. I asked them, as a closing statement, to give us their resolutions for the coming year. Classical Singer thanks them for sharing their goals and lives with us throughout 2002 and wishes them great success in the future!
Dec 01
Letter to the editor

Dear Editor: Please advertise ALL auditions in the magazine. What a pain it is to have to search them out online. —Name Withheld, Shippensburg, PA We would like to, since
Dec 01
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