SINGERS DECIDING TO MOVE ON
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This week on The CVH Podcast, I talk about something we don't discuss nearly enough: the moment a singer realizes the professional career they worked so hard for may never become the career they hoped for.
Opera is a brutal business in one particular way. It takes years, sometimes decades, just to find out whether you're a viable commodity. And even then, being good enough and being able to make a living are two very different things.
There's pain in that realization. There's grief. There's also dignity in knowing when the pursuit has reached its limit.
I have enormous sympathy, respect, and pride for the people who have given so much of themselves to this profession, regardless of where they ended up.
I speak only from my own experience and what I've witnessed along the way. I'm not here to pick fights or tell anyone what their future holds. I'm here to listen, to offer encouragement where I can, and to be equally willing to acknowledge some difficult realities.
Inspiration matters. So does the truth.
This week on The CVH Podcast. Available wherever you listen.