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June 2004
Table of Contents
Vol. 17, No. 6
Cover Story
My Mom's A Diva!
by Diane Clark
Can motherhood and divahood co-exist? Balancing a career, especially a singing career, and a family presents enormous challenges. Mary Jane Johnson, mother of two and international opera star, talks candidly about the joys and struggles of being both a mom and a singer.
Special Features
Balancing Career and Family in All Stages of Life
by Kathryn Cowdrick Swenson
A colleague of mine always reminds our potential Eastman students that as you prepare for the life of a singer, the one thing you can be sure of is that you can never be sure of where life will lead you. Hard choices have to be made along life’s way.
Singing is the best part-time job a single parent could ever have
by Allen Riberdy
Weeks before her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1990, Classical Singer (then called The New York Opera Newsletter) first interviewed Suzanna Guzmán. Fourteen years and one child later we catch up with her again.
Columns
Ask Erda: Get it in Writing
by Cindy Sadler
Central Florida Lyric Opera - A Solid Resident Artist Program or a Deceitful Pay-To-Sing?
by CS Staff
Below you will read edited versions of letters CS received regarding singer experiences with Central Florida Lyric Opera. What you read will surprise you. The letters at the beginning of this article have nothing good to say about CFLO. The letters at the end say nothing bad—so it is difficult to know which stories to believe. The opinions expressed are entirely those of the letter writers. When CFLO heard we were going to run this story, we heard from their lawyer. We sent the lawyer the unedited text of both the positive and negative letters, and gave CFLO a chance to respond. Read what follows and make up your own mind.
On Being a Mother and Singer
by Joy Davidson
Joy Davidson, professional opera singer and mother, shares a few thoughts on balancing career and family. A mother of five, Joy first had two children, and then 13 years later had three more, all the while traveling and singing professionally
Caruso's 'Method of Voice Production: The Scientific Culture of the Voice'
by Sherri Weiler
The next book in our series on books singers should own, or at least study, is Caruso’s Method of Voice Production: The Scientific Culture of the Voice, by P. Mario Marafioti. Our premise is that our featured books can save you years of vocal study with your teachers and coaches, if you can get true concepts in your head, voice, and body.
La Chanteuse Americaine
by Amanda White
Did you know that you can study music and work part-time in France for as little as $500 a year? Here’s how one young singer made her dream of living in Paris come true.
In Every Issue
Combining Family and Singing
by CJ Williamson
Letters to the Editor
by CS Staff
Bulletin Board
by Maria Nockin
