Young classical singers, particularly recent graduates of music programs, need not only considerable artistic ability but also intelligence and an acute business sense to navigate the world of professional singing. In this book, author Susan Mohini Kane has created a user-friend…
This is the ultimate self-help performance manual for all singers, designed to teach them how to experience elite performance at their level. Consistently competent performances do not depend solely upon superior vocal skills, nor are they a matter of luck. On the contrary, ment…
To perform well in today's highly competitive world where technical skills have been advanced to an unprecedented degree, a singer must be able to handle incredible pressure within the performing arena; his or her ability to deal with this stress will often determine whether he …
The castrato: reflections on natures and kinds
'The Castrato' is the first book to explore in depth why innumerable boys were castrated for singing between the mid-sixteenth and late-nineteenth centuries. It shows that although the practice formed the foundation of Western classical singing, it was birthed from an unlikely a…