Musical Theatre & Opera
Relevant blog posts
Musicals vs. Operas
In this modern age when academics seem to eschew most binaries, it may seem impossible to say what anything is anymore. In the music world, the distinction between musicals and operas is a thorny one that plagues music students, audience members, and...
Genre Guide: Opera
It's important for emerging musicians in all fields to immerse themselves in those fields. To help, I'll be releasing a series of basic guides that offer starting places for learning about your field. It's critical to note that these guides are very incomplete and...
Genre Guide: Musical Theatre
It's important for emerging musicians in all fields to immerse themselves in those fields. To help, I'll be releasing a series of basic guides that offer starting places for learning about your field. It's critical to note that these guides are very incomplete and...
Coping with Failure
One of the most paralyzing fears for many artists is a fear of failure. However, we often fall into the trap of fearing failure and dreaming of success without really defining either term. In my experience, too few artists really live with the...
How to Write a Bio
At some point in your career, you're going to need to provide a short biography (or "bio"). Here are some tips on constructing a suitable bio. Style Third Person: Write your bio in the third person. (Use he/she, for instance, rather than "I") Formal Tone: Keep the...
Resources
- Actors’ Equity Association (union for musical theatre)
- American Guild of Musical Artists (union for opera)
- The Backstage Guide to Headshot Advice
- Houston Arts Alliance Cultural Events Calendar (for greater Houston only)
- International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Chart (Cambridge)
- LiederNet (texts and translations of art songs)
- Musical Theatre Auditions (Backstage)
- Opera America
- Pronunciation Guide for Names of Musicians and Composers from Iowa Public Radio
- Pronunciation Guides: French | German | Italian
- Reproduction Labs for Headshots from Backstage
- Where to Stream Theatre Online from StageMilk
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Articles
- 7 Tips for a Better Headshot by Matt Newton (Backstage)
- 10 Audition Tips for Actors from The Producer’s Perspective
- 10 More Audition Tips for Actors from The Producer’s Perspective
- 11 Things You Should Know About Your Headshot and Resume from Backstage
- Entertainment Industry Résumés from Pace University
- Guidelines for an Actor’s Resume from BYU Career Services
- The 1 Thing That Can Destroy Your Acting Career by Heidi Dean
- Why You Didn’t Get Cast from Bitter Gertrude