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.
What happens when you stop reacting to expectations and start living with intention? Owning your story means understanding who you are beneath the surface, quieting the inner voice that holds you back, and aligning your actions with a clear sense of purpose. When your inner truth and outer presence match, you build trust, confidence, and momentum, turning your life and career into something you actively shape rather than passively follow.
Whether you’re actually doing auditions this season or not, you’ll still feel a certain way about it. You’ll have a belief about who you are. About just how ready you are. And what will you say to others when they ask you about the final quarter of 2025. So, what’s your mindset as you face […]
A few weeks ago, my neighbor and I had the distinct pleasure of being in the audience for both Rigoletto and Die Walküre at The Santa Fe Opera. During our time there, we each heard several people discuss the arts in general, but opera specifically, and how, in today’s world, it can almost seem quaint. […]
How often do you spend your time and energy on discovering your very own sound, color, dynamics, and the true connection to your own voice? That takes courage, commitment, and fighting your inhibitions. It’s about learning how to bring your own experiences of the emotional content to the words you sing, even if it isn’t […]
How often do you practice, start an audition, or performance with thoughts of what not to do? Focusing on what we lack never leads to the kind of flow essential for a great practicing or performance. It does, however, lead to a sense of inadequacy and insecurity. That distracting, unkind chatter we often do in […]
What is important about being in balance as an artist, and human? Why is that important, and how do you create that? So many times I have noticed that those that are artists, whether they are auditioning or performing, often are off balance within themselves and thus allow that inner voice I call the Brat […]
Let me start this blog by asking you this question. “Do you understand the difference between being an amateur or being a professional?” Amateurs believe that the world should work the way they want it to on their terms and that luck plays a great part in being successful. Professionals realize that they have to work […]