Season two begins NOW and we’re hot off the presses in our first episode, talking to Zach Finkelstein, a tenor, a research analyst, and the independent journalist behind the Middle Class Artist blog. 

He is passionate about arts advocacy for singers, and he’s been on the frontline of reporting just how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting classical singers (spoiler alert: it’s a dumpster 🔥).

We chat with him about a number of his recent articles: how many arts organizations are failing their artists, how others are standing apart from that crowd (and we ❤️ them for it!), what the next 18 months might look like for the classical music world, and how artists can best protect themselves now and in the future.

Notable mentions from this episode include:

• Opera Box Score Podcast 
• Jamie Barton’s Amazing Twitter Feed
• Zach’s Expose on Application Fees: Young Artists, Big Business

Educational Resources To Find Your Parallel Career

• Khan Academy
• Edx

Want to learn more about Zach and to follow his work?

• Arts advocacy: www.middleclassartist.com
• Singing website: www.zachfinkelstein.com
• FB: https://www.facebook.com/zachfinkelsteintenor
• Twitter: @zachfinkelstein
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv_kM-TiHHeOqpho6Bu_ixg

And a big thank you goes to our Season 2 sponsors, The Sparkle Twins! Their custom face masks for singers are one of our favorite things right now– keeping us healthy in style! 💃🏻

Thanks also to our affiliates at Singing Straw. The Singing Straw is an eco-friendly, helpful tool for your practice sessions. Use the code mysocalledoperalife10 for 10% off your order and to support the podcast!

Questions, comments, complaints? Want to share your story with us? Email us! info@mysocalledoperalife.com

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Music

“Basic Implosion”, “Too Cool”  by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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