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Classical Singer Magazine
Painting your Own Colors : A Conversation with Maria Spacagna

In a warm and very candid interview, soprano Maria Spacagna discusses success, art, and family with Maria Zouves.
Sep 01
“Home Schooling” : A Non-standard Approach to Education

Less than a year shy of his upcoming debut as Alidoro in La Cenerentola at the Metropolitan Opera, John Relyea is doing a lot of preparatory work, including performing the
Sep 01
Different Roads : The “No Music School” Option

I have the distinct impression that nobody in the real performing world cares where you went to school, or even if you went to school at all. What they want is someone who can fill the shoes of a working opera singer.
Sep 01
The Best of Three Worlds : Susan Graham

In terms of education, Susan Graham has experienced just about every different type of program available.
Sep 01
An Owner’s Manual for the Voice : Review: Care of the Professional Voice

Learning how to sing can seem very simple when compared to understanding how the voice works.
This new book levels the playing field between singer and physician, as reviewed by CJ Williamson.
Sep 01
Meistersinger : Making the Grad School Decision

Graduate school involves a commitment of time, money, and energy, and may or may not help you to achieve your performance goals.
Sep 01
News and Trends : What's happening in the World of Opera

GROVE’s–ONLINE Tired of going to the library to look up a composer or opera in Grove’s? Always wanted your own copy? The online version of The New Grove Dictionary of
Sep 01
The Renaissance Singer : Study at a Liberal Arts School

In addition to vocal technique, singers need to be knowledgeable about languages, music history and theory, drama, business, publicity, and marketing, and a host of other widely varied fields of study. Where can a young singer acquire this bewildering array of tools?
Sep 01
Sleep That Flits from Singers’ Eyes : Sleep Disorders Explained

Sleep is one of the least-understood physiological phenomena known to man. Too much sleep isn’t good, and too little is WORSE. Dr. Jahn fills in the blanks and tells why 40 winks are a vital part of your vocal health care.
Sep 01
The Pressure Cooker : Singers at the Conservatory

Amanda West* is what you might think of as a “typical” young music student–fresh out of high school, earnest, already determined to improve her art and craft, and ambitious.
Sep 01
“Over My Dead Body” : The Ongoing Surtitle Debate

Surtitles are present in a huge number of opera houses today–all the more reason for singers to be aware not only of how they work but why. Sarah Bryan Miller explains the controversy, the advantages–and the latest trends.
Sep 01
A big Fish in a Little Pond : Choosing a Smaller University

. “My school was so small that I was the only freshman voice major that year. Really!” By comparison, the 20 voice majors enrolled last year at Saint Xavier University in Chicago must seem like a bumper crop
Sep 01
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