An engaging and entertaining talk about the rewards, sacrifices, pitfalls, and triumphs of a career in classical singing. As Chris and Isaiah discuss their experiences with self-doubt, opera contracts, creativity, and life's purpose, it gets pretty real.

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Schmopera - 'On the Recording of Opera Singers'
http://www.schmopera.com/on-the-recording-of-opera-singers/

A Boaring Day, not a Boring Day
http://cheezburger.com/5818263552

Opera Lyra (Ottawa, Canada)
https://operalyra.ca/

YouTube: Vertigo (or Dolly Zoom) Effect Using Your Tripod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jukF_hi3oLQ

YouTube: 'Die Krähe' ('The Crow') From Schubert's Die Winterreise, op.89
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Murray Perahia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfhYUmKaURM

'Watch This Kid Fall Into a Piece of Art Worth Over $1.5 Million and Put a Hole in It'
http://time.com/4009403/taiwan-boy-art-stumble-paolo-porpora/

Lucretia (Rembrandt) - National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.83.html

YouTube: Tenor aria from Bach's BWV134, 'Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjd1clKkDh0

Wikipedia: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs