Read the introduction of Making It Work

Making It Work is an honest, practical guide to the freelance performer's life from a working performer's perspective. Internationally acclaimed opera singer Ben Bliss illuminates the parts of freelance life nobody talks or teaches about. From how to manage freelance finances to navigating agents and life on the road to building a foundation for a stable future whether you Make It to the big time or not.

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    The Working Artist’s Life

    Two decades of opera, hundreds of cities, and lessons it took me years to learn. I wrote Making It Work to spare you the same mistakes.

    Money, Travel, Taxes, Sanity

    The book covers the practical realities nobody teaches in conservatory: freelance income, life on the road, protecting your voice and your relationships, and the unglamorous spreadsheet behind every glamorous gig.

    From One Tenor to You

    I wrote this book as the older colleague I wish I’d had — the friend who pulls you aside backstage and tells you the truth about how this profession really works.