Maria Callas: Take a deep breath and hold it. Carry that feeling of suspended tension all the way through to the end of the piece of music. 


Your music should have an underlying current energy that's always there, pushing the music forward. Drop that energy and the music dies. The audience collectively exhales.


Pavarotti, the famous tenor, used the jet engine analogy. A jet's engines are always buzzing in the background, carrying it forward. Turn those engines off mid-flight and you'll feel an eerie, *dead* silence.


Notice this with any great performer. They *grab* you from the first note and hoist you up, carrying you on a three-minute journey. Keeping you suspended requires a constant stream of energy. They don't *drop* you mid-song. 


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Maria Callas soprano is one of classical music's most renowned musicians. Her voice was incredible, but she was perhaps best known for her sense of drama. She brought her characters to life. And had an infectious charisma. When she was on stage you simply couldn't look away. She's also one of the few classical musicians that was able to penetrate popular culture. A celebrity in her day, she was frequently seen at high-society functions, rubbing elbows with people like the Kennedys.

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