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Launching a career as an opera singer, like the art form itself, is complex.
In a rapidly changing world, there are some essentials that remain constant -- among them, many of the steps a singer must take when embarking on an operatic career. Choices made now can resonate in years to come. While the need to select the right coach or repertoire may be obvious, the considerations involved with each decision are as complex and nuanced as the aspiring singer’s own voice.

In its role as national service organization for performing artists, OPERA America has created, Perspectives, a four-volume series to help guide the singer through these important career choices. Wrong choices once made can be difficult to reverse. If you plan a singing career in opera, this series provides the insights and information you need to inform your key decisions. Now available at a special rate…

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Low-Cost Health Insurance for OPERA America Individual Members through Fractured Atlas
Fractured Atlas has partnered with OPERA America to provide free associate membership to all OPERA America Individual members. This membership has many benefits, including optional, low-cost Health Insurance. OPERA America’s collaborative partnership with Fractured Atlas through the Open Arts Network is one of the many new benefits being introduced.
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Register Today for
Opera Conference 2009:
Making Opera Matter
Join colleagues and friends in Houston, TX from April 29 - May 2 at the largest annual gathering of opera professionals in North America. From current economic issues to cultural relevance, this year’s conference will engage attendees in a dialogue about opera’s place within the dynamic cultural, social and artistic landscape of North America today. [read more]

Improved Schedule of Performances Search Tools
OPERA America has made it easier to access a wealth of information by providing a new, user-friendly bundle of search tools in the Schedule of Performances. Users can search almost twenty years of data by title, company, composer, artist, region and more on an interface that is intuitive and thorough. [try it]

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CONFERENCE 2009 >>
View Alex Ross's Keynote Address
Watch the Keynote Address from Opera Conference 2009, delivered by Alex Ross, best-selling author of The Rest is Noise and music critic of The New Yorker.
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CURRENT ISSUE >>

Summer Issue Follow the link to view a selection of articles from this issue as well as previous issues. Members can view the entire publication by logging in. [read more]