Author: Teach

Do you really get to know the city where you’re singing, either? Everyone always assumes you have time to “vacation” in that city, which is not true. You have many things to do, most opera seasons are during the cruddiest …

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I have been so busy putting up so much information up here trying to help young artists to make a career in this business, and I have been trying so hard to make my own career, that I have practically …

The Singing Business Recently – Food for Thought Read more »

So, you’ve started singing in some houses, you’ve finished a young artist program, or you are embarking on your career. Things seem to be going well. But do you have a plan?? What types of roles do you see yourself …

4. Advanced Planning Read more »

The reality of life is that your operatic career is a business like any other, and some aspects of it must be treated as such. Work breeds work. If you’re not in the “market,” you will most likely not get …

2. Secrets behind an operatic career Read more »

This is the beginning of a discussion I ended up fleshing out from some comments I made at a NATS Master Class many moons ago. I wanted to talk (a little) about all the things I wished someone had told …

1. Life Decisions Read more »