Classical Singer Magazine

Opera Overseas . . . with Company

Four expatriates working in European opera houses talk about how they have found fulfilling careers in unexpected ways—namely, singing in the chorus.

Distant Voices : Mary Garden

This installment of singers of the past features soprano Mary Garden, a revolutionary of her time who set the stage for the singer-actor emphasis of the present day.

Wagner Sings Wagner

Amber Wagner, a recent graduate of the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Young Artist Program, tells how the program has helped launch her career, including her Met debut next season.

Branching Out

Delve into the world of French cabaret with singer Ann Panagulias as she discusses the works she loves from this period and how she has learned to really make the music and characters come to life in the often challenging recital setting.

Pink Slip Blues : Singers Who Lose Their Day Jobs

Singers who have been hit hard by the economic downturn of recent years share how they have made ends meet in spite of unemployment and used their extra time to further their singing careers.

Festing : The Life of a Chorister

Jennifer Porto continues her chronicles of what it’s like to be a full-time fest singer in Germany. This month read about life as a chorister at a German opera house.

In Memoriam : Paul Kiesgen and Lessons on Listening

In April we lost a giant in our field. Paul Kiesgen (1941-2011) was professor of music at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where he taught studio voice and graduate courses in vocal pedagogy. He traveled the world in his career as performer and pedagogue and wrote for Journal of Singing (for which he served as a member of the editorial board), Choral Journal, Vox Humana (the official journal of the German Voice Teaching Association), and Classical Singer magazine.

A singer remembers his former teacher and the legacy he left behind.