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CONTENTS

Vocal Gold Mines and How They are Developed

What Must the Singer Have?

The Perfect Voice

The Lure of Individuality

Your Philosophy of Singing

The History of Singing

What the Student Who Aspires to Go Into Opera Should Know about the Mechanical Side of Giving an Operatic Performance

A World of Detail

The Technic of the Production

Important Rehearsals

The Ballet

Biographical

Regularity and Success

Moderation and Good Sense

The Precious Head Voice

The American Girl's Chances in Opera

The Need for Superior Intelligence

Physical Strength and Singing

Biographical

PASQUALE AMATO

Italian Vocal Teaching

Biographical

DAVID BISPHAM

Biographical

DAME CLARA BUTT

Misdirected Effort

When To Begin

Letting the Voice Grow

Preparing a Repertoire

Biographical

GIUSEPPE CAMPANARI

The Value of Opera

Singers Not Born, But Made

Not Given To All To Study Successfully Without A Teacher

Singers Make Their Own Methods

Great Voices are Rare

Biographical

ENRICO CARUSO

Italian, the Language of Music

Audiences the Same the World Around

Operatic Preparation in Italy

Opera Will Always Be Expensive

The Student's Preparation

Different Rôles

Biographical

MME. JULIA CLAUSSEN

Self-Criticism

America's Fatal Ambition

Biographical

Charles Dalmores

At the Paris Conservatory

A Discouraging Prospect

A Test That Failed

A Famous Opportunity

Discouraging Advice

A Critical Moment

The Need For Great Care

Fighting Your Own Way

Biographical

ANDREAS DIPPEL

Her Very Early Training

Her First Musical Training

Languages

The Study of the Voice Itself

Her Training in Acting

Biographical

MME. EMMA EAMES

First Meeting with Gounod

A Hearing at the Opera

Gounod as a Modernist

One Reason for Gounod's Eminence

Biographical

MME. FLORENCE EASTON

The School of Prime Donne

The Best Beginning

Necessity of Routine

Watching for Opportunities

Tales of Strauss

The Singer's Greatest Need

Biographical

MME. GERALDINE FARRAR

Lucia or Zaza

Keep the Voice Strong and Flexible

Lessons Must be Adequate

The Only Cure

Biographical

MME. JOHANNA GADSKI

The Intimate and Delicate Character of Schumann Songs

The Love Interest in the Schumann Songs

Schumann's Love for the Romantic

Peculiar Difficulties in Interpreting Schumann Songs

Schumann's Popularity in America

Biographical

MME. AMELITA GALLI-CURCI

General Education

Four Years of Hard Training

Biographical

MARY GARDEN

Biographical

Alma Gluck

Go to the Classics

The Lyric Song Repertoire

American Songs

Art for Art's Sake, a Farce

Biographical

EMILIO DE GOGORZA

Special Study Required for Concert Singing

Study in Your Home Country

Never Sing When Tired

Biographical

A Good Legato

Good Foundations

A Large Repertoire

More Opera for America

Strong Educational Value of Opera

Biographical

DAME NELLIE MELBA

What Work Should the Girl Under Eighteen Do?

A General Musical Training

The First Vocal Practice

Preserving the Voice

Is the Art of Singing Dying Out?

Biographical

MME. BERNICE DE PASQUALI

The Secret of Conserving the Voice

Courage in Singing

The Reason for the Lack of Well-Trained Voices

The Delicate Nature of the Human Voice

Some Practice Suggestions

Biographical

MME. MARCELLA SEMBRICH

Wrong to Encourage Voiceless Aspirants

Piano or Violin Study Advisable for all Singers

A Good General Education of Vast Importance

Musical Advance in America

Biographical

MME. ERNESTINE SCHUMANN-HEINK

The Advantage of an Early Training

The Age for Starting

Let Everybody Sing!

The Singer's Daily Routine

Preparation for Heavy Rôles

Daily Exercises of a Prima Donna

The Singer Must Relax

Biographical

ANTONIO SCOTTI

Operatic Tendencies

Opera the Natural Genius of Italy's Composers

The Composers of To-day

The Influence of the Star System

The Possible Influence of Strauss and Debussy

Operatic Centers in Italy

More New Operas Should be Produced

America's Musical Future

Biographical

HENRI SCOTT

Why Grand Opera is Expensive

A Revolution in Taste

Singing for Millions

The Art of "Putting it Over"

How to Get an Engagement

Excellent Conditions

Biographical

EMMA THURSBY

Health

The Singer's Early Training

When to Begin Training

Habits of Speech, Poise and Thinking

Maurice Strakosch's Ten Vocal Commandments

Biographical

REINALD WERRENRATH

Climatic Conditions a Serious Handicap

Operatic Study

Natural Methods of Singing

Biographical

EVAN WILLIAMS

An Indisputable Record

Tone Creates Its Own Support

A Good Position

Sensations

Contrasting Timbres that Lead to a Beautiful Tone When Combined

The Tongue Position

A Practical Step

A Comfortable Pitch

Let Your Own Ears Convince You