Classical Singer Magazine

A Close Look at Monostatos Aria from Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte”

The composer has provided a more detailed description of dynamics than is usual for music of this period, and attention should be paid to his wishes.

Mar 01 Joseph Smith

Dr. Anthony Jahn Answers Your Questions

Classical Singer's voice doctor addresses the problems of breathy singing, chronic throat clearing, and a developing vocal wobble.

Mar 01 Anthony Jahn, M.D.

Beating the Clock : Singers Speakout on Age Discrimination

Rigid age requirements in competition guidelines are screening out scores of talented artists, leaving them frustrated, discouraged, and silenced.

Mar 01 Elisa Deutsch

Inside the Christa Ludwig Masterclasses

Sidestepping the “quick fix” limitations of the format, this great singer was able to make a real difference in the artistic growth of a group of young singers.

Mar 01 Lara Stevens

Porgere La Voce!

Italian conductor Carlo Rizzi discusses his crusade against bad operatic “tradition,” reveals what he looks for in singers, and explains what he was attempting in his controversial Il Trovatore performances at the Met.

Mar 01 Freeman Gunter

Classical Singer – March 2001

This page supplements the March 2001 issue of The Classical Singer with audio selections. They are tied to three articles and three reviews in that issue. The full text of the articles in the magazine and other services it provides to professional singers and students of the vocal arts are available at the WWW site, http://www.classicalsinger.com
Please note that we provide these selections in limited fidelity, sufficient to make the musical point, but far short of that available on a modern CD. To listen, your browser must have MP3 capability. That is provided by free plugins available from http://www.microsoft.com/ (MediaPlayer) or http://www.real.com/ (RealPlayer) and in other forms for various platforms.

Mar 01 CJ Williamson

Patrice Michaels discovers the songs of Lili Boulanger, Naxos launches a complete Caruso series, World Premiere of The Rake’s Progress, Cetra’s Verdi operas in a stunning new release

Small labels are leading the field of vocal recordings.

Mar 01 CS Staff

Reviews

Beethoven: Fidelio Metropolitan Opera, New York December 22, 2000 Terrific singing highlighted the Metropolitan Opera’ s interesting new production of Beethoven’s Fidelio. Soprano Karita Matilla as Leonore/Fidelio sounded ravishing and

Mar 01 CJ Williamson

Changes in Classical Singer

CS magazine and the CS Community website continue to evolve to better meet the needs of singers and to take advantage of emerging technologies. Not surprisingly, the internet is playing an increasingly important role in the marketing, preparation and presentation of singers

Mar 01 David D. Wood