Important read for potential Vocal Performance/Opera students and families

dramasopranomom
Thu, 09 Nov 2017 17:33:23 +0000

@bridgenail yes, yes, and yes, regarding marriage and lifestyle issues as relates to young Opera singers. And I totally agree with the perspective that the Undergraduate liberal arts degree in VP is a very usable degree and “worth it” even though of course, most singers won’t end up as Opera Singers (and the article addresses this). I think it is usual business for programs not to balance males/females; my D’s class of 16 consists of 5 or 6 males/10 or 11 females. Honestly, to do so, I think colleges would have to say no to talented young women with potential and say yes to some young men who are really not at the same level (there are so many fewer males studying classical voice at a top level). Did your D enter an MT style program at IU? These programs are known for disciplined balance… and @compmom one or the other of the articles address leadership and composition and how more women in these fields will make a difference for the future! So we can all have hope. One take away is today’s artists need to acquire business and entrepreneurship skills, and generally be scrappy.