What’s more annoying than hearing your teacher correct you on something? When you know that they’re right and you’re now having to say the same things to your own students. This week, Ellen and Alyssa are chatting about some of the things they’ve learned from their teachers that were 100% true (unfortunately).

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We tend to believe a lot of narratives in the opera community. Some of them are true, like if you don’t learn your music you probably won’t be hired back, but some of them are also completely false. This week, Ellen and Alyssa are breaking down their top opera myths to start repicturing what success looks like!

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Why wait until the new year to set yourself up for success? This week, Ellen and Alyssa are talking 7 habits you can start right now to set yourself up for a stellar start to your year!

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Welcome to your new WEEKLY podcast! 

Mastering the social media algorithms is a constantly changing environment. This week, Ellen and Alyssa are sharing their top 5 tips for staying ahead of the game when it comes to posting on all of your favorite platforms (except the artist formerly known as Twitter). 

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Audition season is right around the corner! We’re talking all things prep and track today on the Modern Singer podcast. With audition season spreading out to now being across multiple months instead of a few weeks condensed at the end of each year, keeping track of your applications is absolutely essential. Interested in learning more? Check out our episodes 20-22 for our Audition Season Breakdown!

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Making your mind a safe space can be hard, especially during a busy audition season. This week, Alyssa sat down with licensed therapist Madeleine Dopico to chat about how to be kind to your mind during stressful times of your life. 

Don’t forget to check out friend of the pod Ashlee Waldbauer and her work on Nevertheless Schlee Persisted wherever you listen to podcasts!

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Madeleine Dopico, LMSW is a mental health therapist + musician/performer in NYC. Before her clinical training, she was the CEO of a mental health tech startup and recently launched “The Mental Health Party” - an organization aimed at fostering mental health positivity and community.

Madeleine is striving to weave mental and emotional wellness more seamlessly into our days, through efforts like the “Mental Health Integration” collaboration with Core Power Yoga UWS. A passionate CPY Yogi herself, she is exhilarated to be working with CPY teachers to bring a cohesive mind and body experience to all those interested in personal growth and exploration!

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Money can be hard to talk about. As singers and performers, sometimes we don’t have gigs for months at a time, so making a budget to live by is crucial. When it comes to the new school year or audition season, there can be some extra or even surprise expenses. This week, Ellen and Alyssa are breaking down how to make your budget personal and other expenses to plan for throughout the year to support your money, time, and energy!

Check out Nevertheless, Schlee Persisted wherever you listen to podcasts

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Now that you have all of this new rep to look at, we’re talking about how to market yourself and network with your colleagues! Take yourself to the next level this audition season by putting everything we’ve talked about in our rep series together!

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Fire Shut Up in My Bones music

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There are tons of new operas popping up throughout the United States right now! With that comes more opportunities to make new music happen which is so exciting! This week, Ellen and Alyssa break down five show options to choose from (including both of their favorites) when picking out your contemporary American opera rep for your package this year. Want some other options? Check out the list of honorable mentions below! Be sure to check out the summer rep series playlist to listen and follow along with all five parts of our summer rep series!

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REP LIST:

SOPRANO

My Darling, Jim - Glory Denied

Leave it in the road - Fire Shut Up in My Bones

MEZZO-SOPRANO

This Journey - Dead Man Walking

Minskwoman’s Aria - Flight

COUNTERTENOR

Dawn, Still Darkness (or the Refugee’s Aria) - Flight

TENOR

Last Night - Fellow Travellers

BARITONE

Catalogue Aria - Glory Denied

Everybody hear that? - Dead Man Walking

Our Very Own Home - Fellow Travellers

BASS-BARITONE

Peculiar Grace - Fire Shut Up in My Bones

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

The standard opera rep is no longer all that companies are looking to see in your audition package. They want to see your creativity in your music selections! This week, Alyssa and Ellen dove deep into their music history knowledge and beyond to bring you options from some operas that are still done, but not as often. Be sure to check out the summer rep series playlist to listen and follow along!

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MUSIC RESOURCES:

JSTOR Musical Scores

IMSLP 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amahl_and_the_Night_Visitors#cite_note-5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Huguenots

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_de_Buenos_Aires

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mefistofele

https://medicine-opera.com/2014/07/ecco-il-mondo/

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THIS WEEK'S REP LIST

SOPRANO

MEZZO

CONTRALTO

COUNTER TENOR

TENOR

BARITONE

BASS-BARITONE

BASS