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Competing Opera Companies Merge After seven years of competing with one another and frustrating potential donors, the Opera Company of North Carolina and Triangle Opera have decided to overcome their
Oct 01
Blythe Spirit

STEPHANIE BLYTHE calls herself “the most fortunate young artist on the planet,” and with good reason. Opera lovers are not known for their charity when assessing vocal talent, and even the most famous singers before the public today have aggressive detractors. But all the critics, both professional and amateur, seem to agree that Stephanie Blythe is blessed with a major instrument that she uses to potent effect in a repertoire ranging from her triumphant Cornelia in the Metropolitan’s recent Giulio Cesare to contemporary compositions like Richard Danielpour’s American Requiem.
Oct 01
Ask Erda: Too Many Fachs

Erda, the erstwhile earth goddess from Das Rheingold and Siegfried with knowledge of past and future, now visits CS readers with her knowledge, foresight and wisdom. To ask Erda, write to askerda@classicalsinger.com
Oct 01
18 Tips to Keeping and Maintaining Good Management

One of the most frequent requests we get at the CS office is for information about management. A few years ago, we did extensive research to find out which managers were really finding work for their roster and published Management: The Book. But still, you had more questions.
Oct 01
Tax Tips for Singers : New Tax Law

I wasn’t around then, but I’m told that when the tax code was formed about 90 years ago, it was little more than 100 pages. It is now about 20,000
Oct 01
Spotlight On: Manhattan School of Music

Many singers believe that Manhattan is the center of the universe, and with good reason. For music, theater, art and general excitement, it stands among the great cities of our
Oct 01
Singer Resolutions Update

John Fisk—Young singer doing the New York auditions circuit Report on the summer: The pay-to-sing I went to was a big success. I played one leading role and one comprimario
Oct 01
Letters to the editor

Dear Editor: I’d love to see an article on deviated septum and the singer—i.e. does getting it fixed affect the timbre of the voice? Can you get it fixed without
Oct 01
Larson’s Rules for Healthy Singing

• Drink lots of water. Your urine should be pale gold, rather like champagne unless you take Vitamin B, then it is orange. (Yuck.) • When you’re tired, sleep. Or
Oct 01
Gastric Reflux and the Voice

What is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)?
How does it affect singers? What options are available?
Oct 01
Faded Queen of Song Tells All

AND PEOPLE WONDER WHY we singers are such hypochondriacs. Our desire to sing is so strong we’ll rise up out of our graves to do it. We’ll endure low pay,
Oct 01
Calling All Singers Who Attended Summer Training Programs!

HOW WAS IT? Write to me! The good, the bad, and the ugly! December’s issue will feature your comments. I will withhold your name if you like, but I need
Oct 01

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