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Singing is the best part-time job a single parent could ever have

Weeks before her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1990, Classical Singer (then called The New York Opera Newsletter) first interviewed Suzanna Guzmán. Fourteen years and one child later we catch up with her again.
Jun 01
Balancing Career and Family in All Stages of Life

A colleague of mine always reminds our potential Eastman students that as you prepare for the life of a singer, the one thing you can be sure of is that you can never be sure of where life will lead you. Hard choices have to be made along life’s way.
Jun 01
Central Florida Lyric Opera : A Solid Resident Artist Program or a Deceitful Pay-To-Sing?

Below you will read edited versions of letters CS received regarding singer experiences with Central Florida Lyric Opera. What you read will surprise you. The letters at the beginning of this article have nothing good to say about CFLO. The letters at the end say nothing bad—so it is difficult to know which stories to believe. The opinions expressed are entirely those of the letter writers.
When CFLO heard we were going to run this story, we heard from their lawyer. We sent the lawyer the unedited text of both the positive and negative letters, and gave CFLO a chance to respond. Read what follows and make up your own mind.
Jun 01
Ask Erda: Get it in Writing

Dear Erda: First, please let me thank you for all of the resources on your website (www.cindy-sadler.com) and your advice column. My question for you is about contracts. I have
Jun 01
My Mom’s A Diva!

Can motherhood and divahood co-exist? Balancing a career, especially a singing career, and a family presents enormous challenges. Mary Jane Johnson, mother of two and international opera star, talks candidly about the joys and struggles of being both a mom and a singer.
Jun 01
Bulletin Board

Rest in Peace, Eva Likova! University of Michigan professor emeritus, Eva Likova, died March 15 at her suburban Detroit home. She was 84 years old and had suffered from Alzheimer’s
Jun 01
Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor: Classical Singer magazine has been a wealth of information to me as a young artist. Your articles are very unique to the opera world and have broadened my
Jun 01
Combining Family and Singing

Family and singing. It’s tough to make the two go together. I did it, but it required a lot of sacrifices—sacrifices on the part of my family, and sacrifices on
Jun 01
BOTOX and the Singer: The Latest Wrinkle

Is that singer’s frown ruining your youthful look? From fewer wrinkles to managing TMJ, botox
offers a simple and easy solution. Meet Dr. Jahn at the Classical Singer Convention
May 01
Ask Erda: It Ain’t Over ‘til the Black Dress Sings

One wonders: How good are that black dress’s high notes? As a woman whose size also leaves me squarely
out of the Royal Opera’s black dress territory, I’ve pondered it myself. … How important is image in opera? As shown by this firing of one of the best available artists…the answer is very, very important—sadly important, in an art form that used to be about the voice and the music. Your response to this article will appear in a future issue.
May 01
Bulletin Board

Met Opera to Continue Broadcasting The Metropolitan Opera has received sufficient funding from the Annenberg and Stabile Foundations to allow it to broadcast the 2004-2005 season, according to a March
May 01
Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor: I would like to commend Sherri Weiler’s series of articles on books that singers should have in their library. I especially enjoyed “The Functional Unity of the Singing
May 01

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