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Opera Singing

The Strangest Job Interview

Kim Witman | Posted 12.19.2012 | Arts
Read More: Auditions, Singing, Singing Career, Interviews, Job Interviews, Opera Singing, Interview, Audition, Arts News
Kim Witman

You buzz your lips like you're making tugboat noises to your favorite (only) baby nephew. Maybe you sing a snippet of something to calm your nerves. The crazy thing? You are totally not the only person singing in a stall in this particular restroom.

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Arias for the Opera Virgin

Justin Moss | Posted 10.28.2012 | Arts
Read More: Classical Music, Arias, Slidefreestyle, Opera, Opera Singing, Opera for Beginners, Opera-Music, Arts News
Justin Moss

To take listeners through those seemingly difficult first steps, here's a playlist of good introductory excerpts for those new to opera. There's something for everyone, and some you're sure to recognize. Have a listen!

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CultureZohn Presents First Person: Danielle de Niese: My Dream on Stage

Danielle de Niese | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Growing Up, Metropolitan Opera, Mozart, Cosi Fan Tutte, Australia, Opera Singing, Opera, Le Nozze Di Figaro, Arts News
Danielle de Niese

It's a love story, really. I fell in love with music at such a young age, and the love affair has never ended. I married myself to music from those first moments of inspiration.

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Tantalizing Tunes: A Fall Handful of Hit Performances

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: My Fair Lady, Shalom-Aleichem, Musical Theater, Opera, Oklahoma!, Broadway, Madama Butterfly, Orchestra, Camelot, Yiddish, Musicals, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, The Sound of Music, Roy Thomson Hall, Opera Singing, Canadian Opera Company, Tchaikovsky, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Canada, Entertainment News
Marissa Bronfman

From Tchaikovsky to Broadway, Butterfly to Frankie Valli and Shalom, Toronto is truly alive with The Sound of Music!

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America's Got British Talent: HuffPost Talks To Unlikely Opera Star Paul Potts

Huffington Post | Michelle Kung | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Simon Cowell, Paul Potts, Pavarotti, Rick Rubin, Britain's Got Talent, Opera Singing, Bike Culture, Bike Accident, Bike, Entertainment News

No one was more stunned than Paul Potts when the 36-year old amateur singer won the television competition Britain's Got Talent this past June. Not on...

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