Ros and Adele answer a listener's request for advice on whether they should pay the application fees for a prestigious competition's 'virtual edition'.

Trigger warning ❤ Adele and Ros discuss some of the disappointing reactions to the growing movement for women's safety in response to the murder of Sarah Everard, and touch on the Tulsa Opera's decommissioning of a black composer for one of his libretto lines 'God damn America'.

In this between-seasons miniseries, FachNotes, Ros and Adele voicenote each other about hot topics and how they relate, directly or indirectly, to life as an opera singer.

Join Ros & Adele for further and final thoughts on all of the topics relating to exploitation that have been discussed over the season. Vocal Matryoshka podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4JQ5imvVYSr3eZ7OAGIyc8

In this very special episode, Ros and Adele answer questions submitted by listeners! Topics covered include side hustles, picking yourself up after rejection, dealing with 'amateursplaining' and oh so much more!

Ros and Adele call on opera studios and young artist programs to make important changes to their application processes and to start treating young singers with professional courtesy. The episode contains the host's own stories as well as listener experiences of being messed around and scammed by opera studios.

Sponsor link: https://theoperadolls.com/?ref=z6xg6kfaroab ............. this week, Ros and Adele talk about the role of agents and managers for opera singers, and how holding agency auditions has become a lucrative practice for many agents, both legitimate and sham. The girls recount their own horror stories of auditioning for certain agents and share listener experiences as well.

Adele analyses the impact of conservatoires charging application fees and the resulting lack of equity in the classical music world.

Sponsor link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCaffeinatedGinger In this episode, Ros delves into competitions, the ethics of competition fees and practices, fake online competitions and corrupt practices. In a Q&A session with listeners, Ros uses her own experiences to advise singers on how to approach competitions.

Sponsor link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCaffeinatedGinger Shop with the Caffeinated Ginger! In this episode, Adele interviews Milana and Ben, the incredible young founders of the DNA Contemporary Music Festival, and the hosts discuss the endless potential of launching one's one projects as an artist, as well as the concepts of neutrality and being believed. Adele and Ros would like to reach out a hand to young artists creating their own projects, no matter how small, and female composers of all levels, to contact us and we will use our platform to help you.