Episodes
Saturday Jul 07, 2012
Summer Break
Saturday Jul 07, 2012
Saturday Jul 07, 2012
My apologies for not being better about posting over the last month--I've been so swamped with several concerts, work and buying an apartment that I just haven't been able to get anything else accomplished. I did try desperately to get a Special Edition ready, but nothing ever worked out and since the Semperoper season ends tomorrow and Miss Kitty Fantastico and I are headed off to coach at several summer programs, I've been forced to give up. But The Diction Police will be back at the end of August with all new episodes!
Thursday Apr 26, 2012
English Diction: Treatment of R
Thursday Apr 26, 2012
Thursday Apr 26, 2012
Canadian baritone and diction specialist Jason Nedecky put together this worksheet on the treatment of R in English Diction. Please feel free to download and use in your studies!
Tuesday Apr 17, 2012
English Diction: Pronunciation Shifts in Singing
Tuesday Apr 17, 2012
Tuesday Apr 17, 2012
Canadian baritone and diction specialist Jason Nedecky put together this worksheet on the vowel shifts between American Standard English (AS) and British Received Pronunciation (RP). The last page includes the consonant-related shifts--medial T and D, initial WH words and the J-glide words. He uses the Canadian flag vs the British flag to differentiate between AS and RP. Please feel free to download and use in your studies! Thank you, Jason!
Friday Dec 02, 2011
Special Edition Download
Friday Dec 02, 2011
Friday Dec 02, 2011
Here is the pdf file with hand drawings of each of the tongue exercises that Silke Kurpiers gave us in Episodes 48 and 49. We're planning to make an accompanying YouTube video so that you can see the exercises in action--I'll add that link to this blog posting as soon as we get it up!
Wednesday Sep 21, 2011
This Opera Life with Charles Reid
Wednesday Sep 21, 2011
Wednesday Sep 21, 2011
I've posted several times about This Opera Life with Charles Reid on the Facebook page--tenor Charles Reid's podcast is an interview show, talking with performers in the business about how they began and how their careers developed, sharing stories from the opera world and personal experiences. If you haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, this is your chance, because for this week's episode he interviewed ME! It will be posted sometime today, so in the meantime, check out his previous interviews with some singers and conductors from all over the globe, including the Metropolitan Opera and Bayreuth Festspiel. You can listen to episodes directly from the website, or it's also available free from iTunes.
Thursday Sep 23, 2010
NATS Boston master class
Thursday Sep 23, 2010
Thursday Sep 23, 2010
My re-scheduled National Association of Teachers of Singing master class on Auditioning for German-speaking opera houses is this Sunday, September 26, at Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA. Admission is free to NATS members, $7 for non-members. For more information, please see the NATS-Boston Chapter web page. Hope to see you there!
Wednesday Sep 15, 2010
What the Fach?!
Wednesday Sep 15, 2010
Wednesday Sep 15, 2010
The second edition of What the Fach?! The Definitive Guide for Opera Professionals Auditioning and Working in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, is now available in paperback! As a special offer for The Diction Police listeners, Philip Shepard has extended his discount offer (30% off of the $21.95 purchase price!) through this Friday, September 17. To order your book at the reduced price, visit https://www.createspace.com/3443235 and enter the code 5LZWXBK3. WTF2 for iPad, iTouch, eBook, Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook will all be available within the month. If you want to know more about what's in WTF2, Episode 5 of The Diction Police has an interview with Philip Shepard, the author. Happy reading!
Friday Apr 16, 2010
Sunday, April 18
Friday Apr 16, 2010
Friday Apr 16, 2010
For everyone in the Boston Area: Unfortunately, due to the volcanic eruption, I can't get to the States until Monday, so we've had to cancel the Boston NATS Master Class. We're trying to reschedule for next year. I'm so sorry for the inconvenience! Ellen