LOOC: What do you wish you could go back and tell “younger” Aaron about working in the creative and performing arts? AR: You don’t know it when it’s happening but looking back you “see it all much clearer.” If only we could tell our past selves a few things… I would tell my past self […]
For their Off Book series, the team at LOOC asked some tough and thoughtful questions of me to share with their young artists. They wanted to know what I would tell my younger self and what lessons have been important on my own musical journey.My answer to both: Don’t wait!Don’t wait …To be perfectAs musicians […]
I come from a small city in Northwest Ohio. Ironically, there are a handful of opera singers that have come from Fremont, Ohio, which always leads to the “there must be something in the water” joke. My mother was a pianist, ballerina, and psychologist. My father is a jack of many trades, master of a […]
A blog interview (blinterview?) with Julia Mintzer. LOOC: Julia! You’ve had such a wealth of experience from conservatories, to YAPs, to international experience. What do you wish you could go back in time and tell yourself as an emerging artist? Julia: BOUNDARIES! Oh, gosh… I wish I could go back and teach my twenty-something self […]
The Off Book Series includes personal narratives from each featured artist, as well as media events – check out Michael & Diana’s series intro by clicking here Diana Farrell When I was graduating from my masters I participated in a competition that I’d seen posted on a singer’s forum. The auditions were about two hours […]
December 1, 2020 is #GivingTuesday and we’ve got something special up our sleeve. Join us from your living room for a free evening of operatic entertainment full of laughs to kick off your holiday season! Link to our TOP SECRET event will be available right here starting November 28th. […]
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Lyric Opera OC is proud to announce the Mary Anne King Vocal Scholarship, a competition for high school singers based in Southern California. This interactive competition provides development opportunities to high school-age classical voice students that embody the work Mary Anne did in her life, bringing tenacity, warmth, and an undying love of music to […]
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In order to accomodate the students dealing with excessive scheduling issues during this time of hybrid, home, and simultaeous in person learning, we are moving the deadline for scholarship entries from November 1, 2020 to NOVEMBER 5, 2020. Please see our application page for more details. […]
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Lyric Opera OC is proud to announce the Mary Anne King Vocal Scholarship, a competition for high school singers based in Southern California. This interactive competition provides development opportunities to high school-age classical voice students that embody the work Mary Anne did in her life, bringing tenacity, warmth, and an undying love of music to […]
Meet the talented singers competing in this year’s High Note Vote then … […]
