We live in a noisy world. It is known that the human body sends 11 million bits per second to the brain for processing, yet the conscious …
29 Days to Diva: Day 6 – Find Your Blind Spot
When I teach younger voice students, I will tell them early in the process that vocal technique is like a three-legged stool. The legs of …
29 Days to Diva: Day 5 – Make Your Tech Rider
Nothing derails a performance faster than tech issues. Whether you're the one singing, the composer whose piece relies on fixed media or …
29 Days to Diva: Day 4 – Craft an Offered Program One Pager
Before we explore more nitty-gritty micro actions in this series, it helps to have your own working example to build on. Whether you're a …
29 Days to Diva: Day 3 – When do you feel like ‘you’?
In the 2018 version of 29 Days to Diva, I reached out to over 30 diva mentors to pass on their hard-won advice to fellow divas no matter …
29 Days to Diva: Day 2 – Your ‘Pitch/Submit/Apply/Ask’ Reminder
You need to be able to put yourself in the path of oncoming opportunities. Don't wait for the miracle to happen to you, divas. Be in the …
29 Days to Diva: Day 1 – The Be/Do/Have/Make List
Happy February 2020, Divas! It's another leap year and that got me thinking about 29 Days to Diva. The maiden voyage of 29 Days to Diva took …
in performance: Pacific MusicWorks Underground’s “The Making of Mr. Handel”
By Philippa Kiraly, Special to the Sybaritic Singer Picture a gathering place, with people drinking, eating, chatting in relaxed fashion, …
in performance: Drama and Disillusionment in Seattle Opera’s Onegin
By Philippa Kiraly, Special to the Sybaritic Singer Seattle Opera’s Eugene Onegin is a lively, exciting, visually attractive, well-acted, …