Those of us who sing or study opera know how great it is. The stories, the music, the spectacle: what’s not to love? Unfortunately, a lot of the world hasn’t caught on to the majesty of opera. One obvious explanation… Continue Reading
There’s no getting around it: Self-promotion is hard. It’s not that we, as singers, don’t like talking about ourselves. Sometimes we probably do too much. Instead, what’s hard about self-promotion is talking about our work in a way that is… Continue Reading
There are so many skills that a classical singer needs to have. Honestly, the list is rather overwhelming: vocal technique, musicality, acting, languages, business savvy, poise and strength, charisma, and so on. This can be equally overwhelming for teachers who… Continue Reading
Kristina Driskill is a performing arts consultant who has worked in an individual teaching capacity with over 1,000 performers. To find out more about her services or to register for her Performance Anxiety Course opening February 1, visit www.kartsconsulting.com … Continue Reading
Over the past year or so, I’ve seen more and more interest from colleagues to find blogs classical singers should follow in particular. It’s entirely possible I’ve just noticed it more due to my own work here. I like to… Continue Reading
When I first created Operaversity, I’ll admit that some pages came easier to me than others. The Start Here page is a great example of this. I had no idea what people wanted to hear about me. Do you want my… Continue Reading
As a lyric mezzo-soprano, I take great interest in pants roles. These roles could easily be considered the bread and butter of the medium-voiced female opera singer. Besides that though, I find them extremely fascinating. Although opera is not… Continue Reading
If you haven’t heard already, Joyce DiDonato announced yesterday that she will be making her feature film debut as Florence Foster Jenkins. The documentary, titled The Florence Foster Jenkins Story and directed by Ralf Pleger, will be released in November 2016.… Continue Reading
If you’ve already taken a moment to explore this website, you may have stumbled upon Operaversity’s store. If you haven’t, go ahead and do that now. Don’t worry, I’ll wait! More familiar now? Great! So as you probably noticed in… Continue Reading
Hello, and welcome to Operaversity! If you’ve stumbled upon this blog in its early days, then welcome to you! You may be looking around thinking, “Wow, this is pretty cool!” or “I’m so glad I found this site!” (okay, that’s… Continue Reading