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cheapbag214s · Posted: Mon 19:58, 09 Sep 2013 Post subject: Jennifer Rivera

Jennifer Rivera
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It got me thinking about how different the lives of American singers would be if they had the opportunity to stay in one place and still have careers as opera singers. The way our system works now,[url=http://duveticatrenchcoat.webmium.com/][b]デュベティカ店舗大阪[/b][/url], if you want to settle down and be at home more, you can either get a teaching position at a University, or switch completely to a different career. There is simply no way to have a career as an opera singer unless you are willing to be on the road for between 6 to 12 months per year. I honestly don't think most young singers who are getting their degrees in vocal performance realize this. I mean, maybe they realize it intellectually, but there is no way to internalize what it really means until you have experienced it.
And as I've observed before, European singers honestly just seem so much more relaxed than American singers when it comes to their careers. Whenever I do a gig in Europe, most of the singers I work with are really busy,[url=http://duveticashoponline.webmium.com/][b]デュベティカ店舗東京[/b][/url], have plenty of gigs, and are coming from one gig to another, or fitting a few extra gigs into the schedules of their fixed houses. Whereas when I do a gig with mostly American singers,[url=http://discountduveticajackets.webmium.com/][b]デュベチカ専売店[/b][/url], everybody is always complaining about the fact that they have no work. Seriously. Everybody. When the General or Artistic Director of the company walks in,[url=http://duveticajacketsjp.albirank.net/][b]デュベチカ専売店[/b][/url], the temperature and mood of the room changes and everybody perks up a little bit. They have to - they need to get hired back so they will be able to feed themselves and their families, but also for their emotional well-being. But in Europe,[url=http://parajumperslongbear.webmium.com/][b]http://parajumperslongbear.webmium.com/[/b][/url], nobody even looks up when the GD walks in - they just continue on with their business,[url=http://duveticajacketsshopjp.gengfl.com/][b]デュベティカ激安[/b][/url], knowing that there's plenty of work to go around.
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Thank you for putting this out there,[url=http://duveticajacketssalejp.albirank.net/][b]デュベティカアウトレット[/b][/url], Jennifer. It is interesting that vocal programs costing up to $30,000 per year and more in the US don seem to emphasize the practical realities when preparing their singers for the future. And that is if their graduates are even lucky enough to have a professional path when they are done with their training. Just the staggering loans piling up these days are enough to make one wonder how they are going to make it,[url=http://duveticajacketsmenjp.albirank.net/][b]ダウンジャケットduvetica[/b][/url], financially, it sad to say.
The economy has only constricted more in the past two years or so as we all know, and even in Europe the work is tight. This is nothing compared to the scarcity of opera jobs in the US, however. As you rightly point out,[url=http://duveticajacketsmenjp.albirank.net/][b]デュベティカアウトレット[/b][/url], there are many options for people who want to make a life in music,[url=http://duveticajacketssalejp.albirank.net/][b]デュベチカ専売店[/b][/url], so no matter what it is a privilege if one is able to somehow.
The fest option in Europe has a lot to recommend it, but it not for everyone and now it may be difficult to get positions because they are so desirable and people aren jumping around from house to house as they once did - they all want to be as relaxed as the singers you describe! You be amazed what these folks retire on, after years in the German system. Try finding that in the US.
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Well,[url=http://discount2013duveticajackets.webmium.com/][b]デュベティカ偽物[/b][/url], Europeans are raised so differently than the Americans. I guess that in a certain way, you could never get used completely to Europe. Every Romanian I know,[url=http://duveticajacketsmenonsalejp.halod.com/][b]デュベティカアウトレット[/b][/url], wants to leave to America and live there and work there and be with those people who accept you how you are and even love you. Differences between people are very differently treated here in Europe. You must be somehow to be good enough.
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