CMU School of Drama


Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Bill Schuman: A Teacher of Note Behind Opera's Stars

Creating - WSJ.com: When vocal teacher Bill Schuman works with an aspiring opera singer, he invokes the past, present and future with equal importance. He looks to the past for examples: "Study the great tenors," he advises one student, just before issuing a command for the present. "Pick up your palate! Don't be lazy!" He also has a way of foreseeing what's to come: "You will be Tosca," he promises a young soprano.

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