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From the 16-year old Montana girl who’s loved opera for as long as she can remember to the guy in Atlanta who remembers back 45 years to being a supernumerary in Aida, from the up-and-coming singer to the world-renowned coach and everybody in between, our community is interested in YOU
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Friday is usually a good day anyway, especially if you live in Hawaii where we call lit Aloha Friday which means no one is really expected to work more…
Talking with Jake Heggie is rather like hearing one of his operas:  intense, fascinating, motivating, melodic, and intensely thought- and emotion-provoking. …
When a coach tells you that there’s really not a lot more he can say or do to help you, you probably react one of three ways.  First, you probably…
Title Description Author Date Action
Jake, Talise, Glen: CD… Friday is usually a good day anyway, especially if you live in Hawaii where we call… Carol Maxym 02-11-2012 View
Jake Heggie on Opera,… Talking with Jake Heggie is rather like hearing one of his operas:  intense,… Carol Maxym 10-03-2011 View
Martin Katz - a Coach… When a coach tells you that there’s really not a lot more he can say or do… Kala Maxym 10-01-2011 View
Seen and Heard - New Devon… It's unlikely but true because the man himself said so recently to Seen and Heard's… Bill Kenny 10-01-2011 View
A teenage opera love affair “Really good singers put their heart into it.  You can hear that,”… Kala Maxym 10-01-2011 View
Grand Opera in a Grand… Many people – opera lovers as well as those who think they can’t stand… Marjorie Smith (Montana LC for the The Opera Insider) 10-01-2011 View
Maple leaf and Mascarpone I am not Canadian, but I’ve known lots of Canadians and I like to think I… Carol Maxym 07-12-2011 View
“Opera is probably the… “Ever since I was ten years old, I’ve loved opera,” Fabrizio begins. … Kala Maxym 05-15-2009 View