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You Want Me To Do What? The Overly Sensitive Singer in a World that’s all Business
by Bryce Smith Doing more of what doesn’t work won’t make it work any better. ~ Charles J. Givens The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment. ~ Author Unknown In the desperation to perform and create art, singers tend to make grand [...]
Make It Work!
by Amy VanMechelen I hate that my career as an opera singer is what Tim Gunn would call a “Make It Work Moment” all the time. Seriously, though. My life obviously isn’t a Project Runway contest, but it feels like it could be. Those of you that watch Project Runway know that whenever Tim Gunn [...]
About those child opera singers: here’s the deal
by Glenn Winters I’m going to let all you music-lovers in on a little secret: we professional musicians don’t have much use for the phenomenon of the Child Prodigy. Six year old violinists playing Mendelssohn; ten year old pianists playing Rachmaninov; and especially *shudder* twelve year old girls belting out operatic arias… or country music… [...]
You Want Me to Wear WHAT?
by Christie Connolley How many costume horror stories do you have? We each have a few tales of woe thanks to a tight fitting dress or an ill-fitting wig. Which one do you regale your friends with at cocktail parties when asked about the trials and tribulations of being a diva? Here is my story. [...]
Operagasm Exclusive: Loving on Luca
by Melissa Wimbish Operagasm is on a winning Valentine streak! For the second year in a row, we have been fortunate to spend the holiday of love with some of the brightest hearts in the opera business. This interview seemed more like a much-needed therapy session for me rather than a conversation with one of [...]
Some Like it Fach
(This article was originally published on OperaPulse.com) by Caitlin Vincent To the operatic layman, “fach” is nothing more than a German word that sounds slightly inappropriate. At best, after a quick search on Wikipedia, one might identify “fach” as a collection of incoherent German adjectives, possibly belonging to a recipe for strudel. (Combine 1 cup [...]
A Response to The Coda: Just Act Natural in the January 2012 issue of Opera News
by Eve Summer When I flipped through January’s copy of Opera News at the mailbox, I was intrigued by the title of The Coda article. What I read, however, left me dismayed and agitated. My first thought was of how unfortunate it was that such a respected director could write something that so undermined her [...]
Screw Love: The Ugly Side of Opera
by Melissa Wimbish Happy February? I guess…Sure. If you’re into that sort of “love” game. Why the sarcastic tone? Why so “Bah Lovebug!” you wonder…? This month at Operagasm, our focus is unlike anything you’ve experienced in this neck of the webspace. As you probably noticed in spending some time with us, we do our [...]
Consider Consideration OR Tips on Upgrading Your Ability to be a Suitable Colleague
by Melissa Wimbish In our final week of upgrading, can we just review some of the basic rules of being a good colleague? That’s my Question of the Week. Oh, and this is going to be the feature today because it’s important. Let me get on this soap box right quick with a little Top [...]
iPad Apps for the Voice Studio
by Cynthia Vaughn The Apple iPad is a portable and practical resource for the voice studio. Here are some apps I’ve found useful (or not!) Most apps, once downloaded via wifi, don’t need internet connection in the studio. Apps range in cost from free to a few dollars. Some of the higher end recording and [...]
