An engaging and entertaining talk about the rewards, sacrifices, pitfalls, and triumphs of a career in classical singing. As Chris and Isaiah discuss their experiences with self-doubt, opera contracts, creativity, and life's purpose, it gets pretty real.==================SHOW NOTES:--------------------------------Schmopera - 'On the Recording of Opera Singers'http://www.schmopera.com/on-the-recording-of-opera-singers/A Boaring Day, not a Boring Dayhttp://cheezburger.com/5818263552Opera Lyra (Ottawa, Canada)https://operalyra.ca/YouTube: Vertigo (or Dolly Zoom) Effect Using Your Tripodhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jukF_hi3oLQYouTube: 'Die Krähe' ('The Crow') From Schubert's Die Winterreise, op.89Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Murray Perahiahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfhYUmKaURM'Watch This Kid Fall Into a Piece of Art Worth Over $1.5 Million and Put a Hole in It'http://time.com/4009403/taiwan-boy-art-stumble-paolo-porpora/Lucretia (Rembrandt) - National Gallery of Arthttp://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.83.htmlYouTube: Tenor aria from Bach's BWV134, 'Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjd1clKkDh0Wikipedia: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs