The following is a selection of recommended books and materials useful in building a professional singing career.
CAREER GUIDANCE
Career Guide for Performing Artists
yourtype.com/blog
YAP Tracker (Auditions and tracking program for Young Artist Programs)
yaptracker.com
Sheet Music
Classical Vocal Reprints – Sheet music store for all things classical & vocal. If it exists, he carries it. Glendower Jones, the owner, is extremely knowledgeable and will ship music anywhere, fast.
classicalvocalrep.com
International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) – public domain sheet music, free to download
imslp.org
Publications
Backstage (Auditions, articles, etc. about theater and musical theater)
backstage.com
Classical Singer (Auditions, articles, etc. about opera and classical singing)
classicalsinger.com
Opera News (The official magazine of the Metropolitan Opera)
operanews.com
Musical America (Annual compendium of all things classical music. Listings of venues, agents, managers, artists, etc.)
musicalamerica.com
Organizations & Unions
Opera America & The National Opera Center. They have lots of resources for opera professionals. Check out specifically their Career Guide for Opera/Artist Toolbox and Singer Self-Inventory. operaamerica.org
Actor’s Equity Association (AEA). The union for stage actors
actorsequity.org
American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) – the union for opera singers & dancers
musicalartists.org
Singer Blogs & Podcasts
Opera Now Podcast
operanowpodcast.com
This Opera Life with Charles Reid (podcast)
thisoperalife.charles-reid.com
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
joycedidonato.com/vlog
Jennifer Rivera, mezzo-soprano
huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-rivera/
Suzanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano
huffingtonpost.com/susanne-mentzer
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