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Creating Confidence in Singing
by Dr. Meribeth Dayme Confidence in singing is a state of being, not just an outer facade. It is much more than just knowing the music and words. How do you gain confidence? There must be as many ways as there are people. Here are five steps for achieving confidence in performance. 1. How [...]
Audition Attire: Mad Men
by Joseph Gualtiere So the ladies had their turn, which means now it’s time for the gents… there are the drably dressed duds and then the dapper and debonair gentlemen. Which would you rather be? Chances are, you’d rather walk the line of the more suave and sophisticated kind of guy, so I’m here to [...]
Audition Attire: Tips for Looking Your Best This Audition Season!
by Christie Connolley You have taken the time to learn and perfect your arias….. coached the language and musicality…. examined the dramatic context and character’s motivation, but have you taken the time to perfect your attire to complete your presentation? Attention ladies, this can be one element that is woefully overlooked. Hopefully, these tips can [...]
How to Cope With Anxiety During Your Audition
by Ryan Rivera There you are. You’re standing in front of anywhere from 1 to 100 people, ready to be judged almost exclusively on the quality of your voice in order to land a role in a production that can only enhance your career (and put food on the table). There’s a lot of pressure, [...]
How to use the power of REJECTION for AWESOME
by Allison Clendaniel “For every ‘Yes’ there are ninety-nine ‘NOs!!’” My heart pains every time someone tells me that. Sometimes I catch myself thinking, “When will I get MY big break?” “Is she really THAT much better than I am?” “Can I pull myself back up again?” These negative thoughts quickly destroy my peace of [...]
April = Audition Annihilation
by Melissa Wimbish Because we heart alliteration AND because it’s best we get started talking about this stuff early! Right about now is the time to begin thinking of your master plan of attack for the fall audition season. War is scary, so I won’t dwell on the topic too much, but the art of [...]
Fashion Feature: A Voyage Back in Time
by Alexis Acire Papillion No other designer has provoked more tears during his career than fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. When he unveiled his very first collection three months after Christian Dior’s death on January 30, 1958, The New York Herald Tribune reported that it was “the emotional fashion binge of all time.” The international [...]
March Madness — Because We’re Ballers, Too!
by Melissa Wimbish “I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller…” -Skee-Lo Dry your tears! Enough of that! Last month, we shared all of our gripes about “the business of opera” and the treacherous agendas of opera’s worst enemies, but we now March forward to more awesome things. Like [...]
Google Shows Love to Rossini Today! Happy Birthday, Gioachino!
This story was originally published in The Guardian. Here’s a snippet! Please leave a comment below — surely there’s something to be said about Rossini. by Martin Kettle If you’re using Google today – and most probably you are – you’ll have noticed the Google doodle, marking Gioachino Rossini‘s 220th (or should that be 53rd?) birthday. Anniversaries [...]
Operagasm Bitch Session!
We asked and you answered! We know there are a million reasons you love the work that you do. We know those are things that get you out of bed in the morning. But there are those things that keep you up at night tossing and turning, burning with resentment! As we conclude the anti-love [...]
