Talking Robot

Robo Mouth

Check out this voice robot from Professor Hideyuki Sawada.

Cassio and VoceVista

VoceVista

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These past few months since Le nozze di Figaro have been mostly pretty quiet. I’ve completely switched back to tenor, and I’ve been obsessing over a few technical issues while learning the role of Cassio in Verdi’s Otello.

I’m performing Cassio and Roderigo this summer with Center Stage Opera. This is a

Give it a Name: Reproduce what you’ve learned in studio

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Treat your ideas like babies! Name them.

As singers, we have all probably experienced the thought, “I could do it in my teacher’s studio, but I cannot do it anywhere else.” Being unable to reproduce results outside the studio is very frustrating and leads to insecurity when working away with the

Thoughts on “Lift”

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In my last post, I was very excited about lift. Still am. But I have found some dangers.

It is important to note, for example, that a new technique does not render invalid all old techniques. It’s not necessary to sing with the most ring all of the time. In fact, in

Story: Rockwell Blake and “Lift”

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Thanks, Rockwell Blake!

One day, I walked into my teacher’s office, and he, excitedly, showed me this video:

Despite his having seen it before, we both sat there exclaming and cursing and brain storming aloud what could have allowed Rockwell Blake to have such breath control (Since then, I must