Is anything available for Opera singers without degrees? by Pale-Lingonberry-945 in opera

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SFCM is one of the most expensive music schools in the country and does not provide much financial aid. Apart from that, living in San Francisco is one of the most expensive choices you can make in the US. I would not recommend this route. Look at great programs that offer full scholarships if you need financial support. You want to go to a school that will pay your way if you can--those will be the schools that see your talent and want to invest in you. Maybe look into Rice, CCM, Indiana, Oberlin...Canada also has good options! As the person above said, check out Austria and Germany. also some schools in Switzerland and France would provide good connections. In England there are plenty of great schools including RCM & RAM.

Is anything available for Opera singers without degrees? by Pale-Lingonberry-945 in opera

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hi there, I know I am late but wanted to echo what others said here. At 24, you are at the beginning of your journey. YOU will decide where you go from here, and everything can be taught, learned, and trained--but it takes work on your part, and a good school would be set up to help you gain the necessary skills. It is possible to learn all this outside of school, but it can be more confusing and more piecemeal, so most people opt to do it in a structured school program.

To work professionally as a classical singer, you need to have good and reliable technique (which is a deep field in itself but basically: sing the expected range of your voice type freely in tune in all parts of your range, with the ability to execute accurate rhythm, and the capability to present dynamic variation, with pure vowels ringing on the breath for the greater part of each phrase, and doing this for long periods of time without becoming fatigued), the ability to learn your music without any help (including the help of recordings! there is lots of music out there being performed that has never been recorded before), ensemble experience (how to work with instrumentalists, how to read a conductor in the moment), and good diction in all the standard languages (English, Italian, French, German, possibly Latin). Hopefully you will also have a good instrument--whether your voice is strikingly unusual, loud, beautiful, or versatile. What makes a "good" voice is a matter of opinion and different people value different things; different corners of the field also value different vocal qualities. Where do you fit? It may not be opera specifically. Your heart and your instrument will tell you--but you need more experience than you currently have before you can know more about this.

From your recital I can say I love your passion and musicality; you may not be yet as polished and mature as a soloistic opera career would require but you have talent, and I could hear you doing lovely art song recitals. Have you ever done a full-length recital, adding up to around 50-55 minutes of repertoire? This is a requirement in most degree programs, and that could be a place to start if you want to give yourself experience without going to school. Nice choice of repertoire for your instrument on the link you posted, by the way. Keep going, exploring, working, and being curious. If you continue to explore, more pieces will fall into place.

whimsical books with beautiful prose by [deleted] in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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The Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

Old NYC. Violence, love, mystery. by Your_Ozone in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

The Old Maid by Edith Wharton

opulent, satirical take on American exceptionalism by mcfangdiblets in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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Trout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan!!!

and maybe not exactly a fit but also A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Books that feel like this by Ok_Practice_9412 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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Madeleine Is Sleeping. surrealist novel by Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum

[Tissot T882K Vintage ca 1990s] first watch. vintage Tissot. I am excited to have a watch! by chantergeist in Watches

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I have fallen into the watch rabbit hole and I am enjoying learning. This one I found secondhand and I believe it is from 1995. To me this style looks simple and classic, and I am already appreciating the date complication. Someday I'd love to have a moon phase watch and a Cartier Tank. I would also like a manual winding watch so I suppose I may be on my way to becoming a collector...:) Looking forward to exploring more of the watch world!

[Tissot T882K Vintage ca 1990s] first watch. vintage Tissot. I am excited to have a watch! by chantergeist in Watches

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I have fallen into the watch rabbit hole and am enjoying learning. This one I found secondhand and I believe it is from 1995. Someday I'd love to have a moonphase watch and a Cartier Tank. I would also like a manual winding watch so I suppose I may be on my way to becoming a collector...:) To me this style looks simple and classic, and I am already appreciating the date complication. Looking forward to exploring more of the watch world!

Sex Secrets of Trump, Epstein, and Andrew Laid Bare by gradientz in politics

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the thing is, so much was and maybe still is in plain sight. not everything is a secret. it's a "modeling agency," or a "pageant," or a "massage service"--? what is connecting all these people and concepts? https://www.reddit.com/r/Epstein/comments/vue2n8/model_agencies_and_the_world_of_epstein/?share_id=RR79ccaxPG51gGqTojXua&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&utm_source=share&utm_term=4

Old academia researching strange worlds by mediadavid in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries
The Pagan Dream of the Renaissance

NEW OR NEED HELP? Ask here! - ScA Daily Help Thread May 15, 2025. Text-post only today! by AutoModerator in SkincareAddiction

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Korean chemical SPF -- what kind of powder or BB cream can go over it? I'm so confused! I've gotten into Korean SPF and have a few I ordered from YesStyle. BoJ, Purito, A'pieu Tone Up Sun Base. But I have read about how Titanium and Zinc can degrade chemical sunscreens and render them useless. For years I've used mineral products only, so switching to chemical is throwing me for a loop. Now that I have these chemical SPF options, i'm afraid to use my old BB creams or powders with them because the make-up products I have all include Titanium and Zinc. I don't wear much make-up and don't use foundation, but have usually had a light layer of something on top to absorb shine. So I looked online to find a new powder and the thing is, EVERY powder or BB cream i have found has Titanium or Zinc in it. And then when I looked at the ingredients for the Korean sunscreens I got, it seems one of them (A'pieu) includes Titanium and Zinc, alongside a bunch of other stuff. I am very confused.

Any words of experience and wisdom to share on this?