Building a Career in Opera from School to Stage: Operapreneurship

James Harrington is a professional operatic bass and Paul J. Collins Wisconsin Distinguished Fellow at the Mead Witter School of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, he worked for several years in the music industry before deciding to train as an opera singer. He holds the Master of Music in voice performance from Florida State University and is pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts in voice at the University of Wisconsin. As a singer, he has appeared with the Santa Fe Opera, Portland Opera, Nashville Opera, Teatro Nuovo, Sarasota Opera, and Opera Idaho, among others.

• Series Editor's IntroductionList of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgementsINTRODUCTIONPART I : The Industry from 30,000 FeetCHAPTER 1 : Opera CompaniesCHAPTER 2 : Other Performing Arts OrganizationsCHAPTER 3 : ManagementPART II : How a Young Singer PreparesCHAPTER 4 : Formal TrainingCHAPTER 5 : Non-Academic Training Programs: PTSs, YAPs, and RAPsCHAPTER 6 : Your TeamCHAPTER 7 : ResearchPART III : The Nuts and Bolts of Booking WorkCHAPTER 8 : Professional DocumentsCHAPTER 9 : Cultivating Your Online PresenceCHAPTER 10 : You, Inc. (Building Your Business)CHAPTER 11: Auditions, Rep Books, and PianistsCHAPTER 12 : Beyond #bookedandblessed: Working in an Opera HouseEPILOGUE: The Best of All Possible CareersGlossaryIndex