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A Call to Action and Resources to Center BIPOC Voices in the Opera Industry

Black Lives Matter. For too long, the opera industry has participated in violence towards BIPOC. Blackface, brownface, and yellowface are common occurrences even at the highest levels of our art form. Singers of color...

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The Art of Self-Promotion

One of the hardest things about working for yourself as an artist is the fact that you have to create and present an image of yourself online as someone who is worth hiring. Creating...

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Resources for Freelance Artists/Musicians during the COVID-19 Pandemic

In the midst of COVID-19, there is so much uncertainty, chaos, rumor, and fear. For the past week, I’ve been seeing so much information being posted and shared and re-posted and shared again. It...

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Maverick Musician: Matthew Maisano

Name: Matthew Maisano aka the incredible Drag Queen Balena Canto Voice Type: Baritone Correlating Career(s): Librarian by day, Drag Queen by night! Recent Performances: Ensemble (The Love of Three Oranges) with Opera Philadelphia, Multiple...

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Kristen Seikaly on blogging and following your ❤️

Kristen Seikaly is a blogger, content writer, and creative writer. She also happens to be an ex-opera singer. She’s got a MM from Westminster Choir College in Voice Performance and Pedagogy and has performed...

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Amelia Wilber’s ‘so-called opera life’… on HER terms.

If you’ve sung in the Philadelphia area, odds are you’ve worked with Amelia Wilber. She’s a soprano and she’s sung with many of the Philly area companies and choruses: The Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, OperaDelaware,...

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