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Jeannette LoVetri
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Traditional Anarchist
It seems that being traditional requires that all “old” traditions be upheld without question. Traditionalists stick to the rules as they are and have been...

“Freeing” the Voice
We all know about “freeing up” the voice and letting go and having things relax and allowing them to “be easy”. That’s correct, right? We...

Categories
If all music were the same in “character” there would be no need for titles or descriptors. If opera singers could do rock music and...

Feeding the term “non-classical”
At a recent voice conference, the use of the term “non-classical” continued with impunity. Why is it that this term, which uses the prefix “non”...

What Will It Take?
How do you get through to opera stars who insist they know what other styles are when they don’t bother to go to the people...

The Only Way Out Is Through
It’s very hard when you are young to understand that sometimes in life you have nowhere to run. The self is always there and you...

“Operacizing” CCM
We have all unfortunately heard some one or other famous opera star sing a CCM song with operatic vocal production. Even if the musical style...

Specific Training for Specific Styles
There is no such thing as good generic training for anything. General study produces general results. One of the basic tenets of acting is that...