The Aria Ready blog contains over two decades of monthly posts aimed at teaching emerging professional singers how to become a fully-formed artistic professional in today's world of Opera.
Technique got you here. Presence will take you further. When preparation is complete, the real work begins: letting go of control and stepping fully into the moment. Discover how to quiet the thinking mind, trust your training, and become not just a singer—but a performing artist.
Thank you all for being part of the Aria Ready community. I have truly enjoyed your questions, career concerns, and suggestions for new posts this past year. Many of you have inquired about when the workshops will be available. We have reviewed several online formats and aim to have the first one ready for beta […]
With the Holidays fast approaching there might be opportunities to create a Holiday Program which you will promote to varying venues to make some extra money. Do have a plan in place to know how to get the word out that you are available to do Holiday performances, and do you know how to figure […]
Where to start… I enjoy watching both “The Voice” and “American Idol”. What I love the most is experiencing the blossoming of each artist musically, vocally, physiologically, and performance wise as the rounds get tougher toward the final cuts. And I love listening to the small clips of what the coaches impart to them. I’m […]
We all start out on our career paths with such enthusiasm and belief in our being able to manifest the singing career of our dreams. Because we don't have the hindsight, perspective or experience of knowing what making a living as a singer in a full blown career will entail, we naturally stick to our […]
As a singer, performing was what I lived for. I loved being the character and telling the story by becoming part of it. I felt as if I were the one making the music happen and making the story unfold. I felt totally immersed in the emotional movement of the music and story; that my […]
Allison felt she finally had a solid technique. Her audition arias were ready. She had spent a lot of time, energy and money working with some really great repertoire coaches and dramatic coaches on these arias. Her languages and diction were great and she had her foot on the first rung of the professional career […]