Steps To Promote Yourself

Performers today also must learn marketing skills that can provide them with strategies to promote themselves nationally. A few self-promote strategies include

1. Make a High Quality Demo Recording
Make a recording of yourself in a professional studio. Then send to as many potential agents all over the country. You may also send the recording to potential grad schools, as well as potential young apprenticeship opera programs around the country. Most applications for vocal competitions such as the Metropolitan Opera Competition requires a recording before calling in the vocalist for a live audition.

2. Broaden Your Stage Experience
Join competitions, audition for regional opera companies, and organize recitals containing a wide range of repertoire that you would use in your big shot auditions. The more you perform, the more comfortable and confident you will become on stage.
Make sure to find a good and talented accompanist during this process. A good artist begins rehearsing twice a week with the accompanist 2 months prior to the performance. It cost $40 to have an hour session.

3. Broaden Your Resume
Win competitions and audition for spots that could possibly get you noticed by the big shot opera companies. It's not just about the quantity, but also the quality. Make sure to earn yourself world known gigs to draw more future audience and potential agents.

4. Audition for an Agent
Once you have built an impressive resume and own a good demo recording of yourself, you may find yourself in search of an agent. Most good opera agent companies settle in the East Coast, so you may have to move there for a year or two hunting for a good agent. A good agent helps you find gigs and roles to perform with nationally and world known opera houses. Some good agents would find you opera roles with opera companies in Europe.