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    Full Service Career Development for Classical Singers

  • SoftlyLoud Artist Consulting

    Helping vocal artists find their true voice and individual career path.

     

     

    I help all levels of singers navigate the classical music industry by supporting their unique abilities and helping them plan the next steps in their career.

     

    WHAT I OFFER:

    Private Consulting and Career Support

    Career Outreach and Education

    Connections to Industry Professionals

    Voice Instruction and Repertoire Coaching

     

    Message from Founder and CEO, Rebecca Davis:

     

     

    "Looking back at the way my career twisted and turned, I know I could have used more career advice. When I was establishing myself as a professional, there could have been a straighter path to finding the financial security that I craved. There were several forks in the road and I picked a direction, just using my intuition. I wish I could have really talked through my options and known more about the specific workings of the industry. For a long time, I was really just flying blind from one Young Artist program to the next, without knowing when to break out of the cycle. I had a wonderful freelance career, but I also wanted a better balanced personal life and financial stability.

     

    When I landed a coveted Fest position in Germany, many personal and professional opportunities opened up for me. Then I found my real voice. My colleagues were reaching out to me for vocal and career advice. I loved hearing about their journeys and brainstorming ways they could take their next steps.

     

    I created SoftlyLoud to give singers more opportunities. To connect them to great industry leaders. To help them collect feedback and information for them to make well-informed decisions in their careers. To help look within themselves, Softly, to know who they are and then to Loudly proclaim it in everything they do.

     

    I look forward to hearing your stories and helping you find a more direct path.

     

    Sincerely, Rebecca

    Our First Anniversary Celebration!!!!!

    See what our Crescendo Crew members had to share!

     

     

    Forte Club

    $60 a month

    (ONLINE AUDITION or VIDEO SUBMISSION REQUIRED)

    Meets the First Sunday of each month (Business of Singing topics)

    • Monthly Scheduled Online and In Person Feedback Sessions with Casting Directors, General Directors, and Agents (Past guests have included David Lomeli, Boris Ignatov, Yoel Gamzou, Priti Gandhi, Anna Fauth, Samuel Krum, Francesco Milioto, Gabriel Preisser)
    • Private Strategy Sessions
    • Includes over 80 relevent masterclass recordings.
    • Career support in a group session.
    • High level masterminds with other professional singers.
    • Opportunity to try out new repertoire for a supportive audience.

     

     

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    SEMINARS & Masterclasses

     

    New offerings coming soon!

     

    COURSES!!

     

    "Leveling Up your Career" 1:1 Sessions

     

    6 week Course

    (1x a week & includes 6mth Forte Club membership)

    Would you like to get an Agent's or Casting Director's feedback without leaving your living room?

     

    Once you're ready to present your refined websites and materials, I arrange consults to make dynamic connections.

     

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    ONE ON ONE CONSULTATION!!

     

    Are you interested in connecting one on one in a personalized consult. Consults include a review of materials, repertoire, and strategy session.

     

     

     

    Contact me for more information on masterclasses,

    Forte club, or to book your one on one consultation.

    "One is just given a talent, and it's one's duty to make the most of it." ~ Joan Sutherland

  • Leveling Up!

     

     

     

     

    Where Established Singers Learn How To Distinguish Themselves and Market Their Special Brand!

     

    Perfect for Singers who need a new direction in their career, looking to gear up with a change in Fach, or renew their commitment to a career in classical singing.

    1:1 Sessions over a Six week period

    Individually Tailored for your goals

  • Outreach and Education

    Masterclasses

    How to Fest

    (80 minutes recommended, but can be tailored to an alotted schedule)

     

    This Masterclass is designed for Colleges, Universities, and Young Artist Programs looking to educate their singers on career options in the Germanic Opera "Fest System" , specifically Germany, Austria, and northern Switzerland. This competitive market, that draws singers form around the world, is sought out because it offers satisfying artistic growth, stability, and a balanced personal life. Knowing more about this market helps singers make more informed decisions in their career planning and knowing what to expect increases their confidence and prepartion level, which results in higher successes in applying for these positions.

     

    Topics covered in the masterclass include:

     

    Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How of working in the Germanic Market

     

    Who thrives the most in this market

     

    What are the job expectations from the theaters

     

    Where: Statistics of Theaters and Jobs available in the Germanic market

     

    When is the theater season/ audition season/ best time to connect

     

    Why consider the Germanic market for full-time or guesting employment

     

    How to plan for an audition tour: agent or no agent connections, recommended repertoire, common audition practices and audition differences for agents vs theaters, using already established & possible future connections

     

    Educational, Young Artist, Emerging, and Established Artist Opportunities.

     

    How to start preparing while in the musical training years.

     

    Recommended support and resources.

     

    Q & A time

    Vocal Technique and Energetic Singing Masterclass

     

    This masterclass is usually done in a group setting with repertoire coaching that engages vocal technique, energetic, and dramatic aspects of singing. I pass on the wonderful advice and technique that I've learned from my voice teachers over my 25 year professional career. My hope is that these lessons help singers find their true voice by finding the balance in engagement and release in their body, flow of breath, heart/body/voice connection, relaxed jaw and tonque awareness, and open resonators that enables a clear speech flow. These are the lessons I use every day, which has allowed me to maintain vocal health and longevity in a demanding career.

     

    Previous Masterclasses given at Milliken University, San Jose State University, and two week long programs in Berlin ,Germany. Since 2020, I have regularly held online vocal and repertoire masterclasses with professional singers sponsored by SoftlyLoud Artist Consulting, LLC.

  • Intro to "How to Fest" Seminar

     

    Replay from 2022 session available now.

     

    Do you want to find out about a Full-time career

    in the Fest system as a Young Artist or Professional Singer in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland's numerous historic Opera Houses?

    This short three hour seminar takes you through the basics of Festing to educate on career possibilities in an exciting opera market. This short class will give you insights into the process and whether Festing might be a good fit for you.

     

  • Supplemental Courses

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    Leveling Up!

    Identify and Market Your Unique Brand

    Ideal for established singers

    Great Opportunities to Consult with Casting Directors and Agents.

    Six weeks of 1:1 sessions

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    Intro to 'How to Fest'

    The basics of auditioning and working "Fest" Contracts in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

    Next live online session on September 10th at 19:00CET/13:00ET!!!

  • Online Seminars and Resources

    Intro to 'How to Fest' Seminar Replay

    Intro to 'How to Fest' Seminar Replay

    $50.00
    $147.00
    View the replay from our amazing seminar last year. This is a great way to get the basic process and vital information about "How to Fest" in German, Austrian, and Swiss Fest houses.
    Included are guest sessions with three current Fest singers and how they got into the Fest system.
    A complete interview with Rolando Garza Rodriguez, Studienleiter at Theater Bremen on casting practices.



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  • Zenith Opera Competition

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    Semifinals on May 13, 2023

    Finals on May 21, 2023

     

  • Media/Testimonials

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    "The course (Leveling Up) has connected me to myself, my goals, to the singing community, to the professionals in the industry, and through examination, has bonded me more deeply to music as a whole....Thank you, Rebecca, for everything. You have initiated a truly radical 180° change in my focus and trajectory and optimism, and it is already leading to great things."
    -Anna-Louise Costello, Mezzo Soprano

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    I feel 'recharged' and ready for any auditions that come along.
    -Helen Tintes, Mezzo-Soprano

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    Facebook Post after Yvonne Prentki's audition for Casting Director, David Lomeli.

  • SoftlyLoud Blog

    I am a singer. I grew up in a singing family. I sang in church choir and school musicals. I participated in our family's hokey holiday skits. I studied. I embraced singing as a career. I auditioned. I performed. I triumphed. I faltered. I learned. I created. I am a singer, because I am. The...
    Welcome to Part Two of my 'Get a Job' Blog post! Let's dive right back in. Really after this week, I want to wax poetic, but will save that for the end. I enjoyed a lot of great benefits in my new "Job", singing full-time in Germany. I sang roles more than just twice in a production and really...
    December 27, 2020
    Raise your hand. How many of you have heard this notorious phrase come from your most beloved relatives and friends.... or even from yourself. "GET A JOB." What exactly is a "Job" for classical singers? Do they mean a "Job" that isn't singing? I tried that and it didn't feel like me. For...
  • Who is SoftlyLoud?

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    Rebecca Davis

    Founder and CEO, Soprano, Co-Director of the Zenith Opera Competition

     

    Rebecca Davis is an American Soprano working in Germany. She was Fest at the Hannover State Opera for six seasons. Currently she is working freelance and enjoying working on passion projects and helping to coach and cultivate singer's careers. Since 2020, she has helped establish and co-directed the Zenith Opera Competition, which helps singers connect with leading industry casting directors and theater directors, develop careers financially, and support their endeavors without any geographic or age limitation.

     

    Rebecca worked freelance in the US for many years after doing several young artist programs, including San Francisco Opera's Merola Program. Some of Rebecca's career highlights included singing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, at Carnegie Hall, Opera San Jose's momentous production of Idomeneo, and singing CioCio San and Rusalka at the Hannover Staatsoper.

     

    Rebecca has a background in Business Administration. Working 10 years for several finance companies,while studying music at Illinois Wesleyan University, Northwestern University, and as a Young Artist.

     

    Rebecca is a wife and mother and has loved finding her balance between work, family, and financial security.

     

    www.rebeccadavis.org

    www.zenithoperacompetition.com

     

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