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Summer 2023
Article Published: 11 Jul 2023

The Vocal Economy: Hidden costs of an operatic career

By Ray Mark Rinaldi

There are careers that have fairly pre­dictable costs and trajectories. Lawyers attend college and law school and then begin to practice. Doctors attend medi­cal school, which often leads directly to residencies and post-graduate employ­ment. Likewise, financial analysts and engineers tend to move immediately from study to internship to the workforce. College training for such pro­fessions is expensive, but the increased earning potential offsets the cost of attending university.

This article was published in the Summer 2023 issue of Opera America Magazine.

Ray Mark Rinaldi

Ray Mark Rinaldi is a veteran arts writer and critic whose writing has appeared in Opera News, Chamber Music, Inside Arts, and the Denver Post.
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