Young Artist Programs are just one of the ways singers can launch a career. For those singers who fit the profile (young, super-talented, good-looking, a good "Fach" fit) a YAP can be an excellent choice to pursue.
Shirley Verrett was born in 1931 to a religious family—one that frowned on a stage career. Nevertheless, she made her way—through teachers, through auditions, and through a bad first marriage—until she earned herself a place at the Juilliard School.
Charlie Sheen has one. Barbra Streisand has one. Even the Osmonds have one. The stars on Hollywood Boulevard—more than 2,000 of them—are one of California’s top tourist attractions. It costs
On July 14, 2003, Raymond Buckingham, a well-known voice teacher who taught in New York City, passed away in Holbrook, MD. Originally from England, he first studied music at the
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With race and spirituals in mind, I wanted to explore the subject for solo singers in two parts: One — why we should sing solo spirituals, although largely we do not, and two —how to make spirituals part of our singing lives. As we learn to share the joys and sorrows of a nation still coming to grips with its racial legacy, African-American spirituals provide a positive means to those ends.
Franco Corelli Hospitalized In September it was reported that retired tenor Franco Corelli had suffered a stroke and had been taken to a hospital in Milan. Although there was some
Indiana School of Music turns out divas; but they probably never counted on turning out a diva like Judith Barnes. She can not only sing, but makes her living now by sculpting and running her very own opera company. This is a good model for singers to follow in this brave new world of budget cuts.
The singer’s New Year has just barely begun. How are your resolutions going? Here’s help to get you up and moving so you’ll enjoy a feeling of high energy and look terrific for holiday gigs and the current audition season. (By the way, daily exercise is not optional for serious singers. So pick your poison…I mean, passion!)
Have you ever wondered why that final “e” in French mélodie and arias is sometimes sung and sometimes not? The basis of French poetry is the alexandrine, a line that
He started out as a lackadaisical singer. Then he left singing, and for 10 years he couldn’t figure out why his life wasn’t working. Even making $100,000 a year didn’t fix the feeling that something was very wrong.
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