On today’s episode we chat with the amazing Eugenia Forteza! In addition to being a fabulous soprano, Eugenia runs 360 of Opera, a blog where she highlights the many facets of the opera world. She’s passionate about sharing her love of the art form, but also works to prioritize her own artistic voice and dreams….
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As a freelance singer, I find that I am on the computer A LOT. When I’m not practicing or at rehearsal, the internet is where I do my work: looking for auditions, applying for jobs, writing emails (my boyfriend says I am a professional email writer), updating social media so you look like you’re doing…
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Audition season is gearing up and application deadlines are fast approaching! On today’s episode we chat about how we sift through the mounds (a literal f*ckton, amirite?) of audition notices on YAP Tracker and find the opportunities that are right for us. Mostly, we geek out over the spreadsheets we use to collect audition data…
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On today’s episode we talk about a blog post on the Wolf Trap Opera website that addressed what singers “should” wear to an audition. It caused quite a stir in the opera community recently, though the post was a few years old. We, too, had some strong reactions to the post and discuss the problems…
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Welcome to the My So-called Opera Life Podcast! In today’s episode, meet our hosts, Elise and Marcelle, and learn a little about all the operatic realness to come in future episodes! They talk about their musical backgrounds and their hopes to build a supportive community for opera singers!
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No one wants to do a Pay-to-Sing–not unless you have millions of dollars tucked away somewhere. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to learn from wonderful teachers in some quaint town in Tuscany every summer, but a) I can’t afford it, and b) it is really going to progress my career? When I graduated from…
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On February 25, I hosted an opera meet-up I called “Women in Opera Unite!” and invited a bunch of cool women opera singers living in NYC. The invite read: You are invited to this because you are an awesome person doing awesome things to further your career, and I would like to invite you to…
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