Able Quote by Andrea Bocelli

Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice.

— Beverly Sills

The activity of a singer that sings opera is similar to that of an athlete.

— Andrea Bocelli

The very beautiful and very touching thing about opera singers is they are very willing to do whatever you want. Unlike actors, who constantly…

— Simon McBurney

The idea is not to have one great singer surrounded by a bunch of nit wits. When the others are good, too, that's when…

— Richard Bonynge

In opera, there is always too much singing.

— Claude Debussy

The real exertion in the case of an opera singer lies not so much in her singing as in her acting of a role,…

— Maria Jeritza

Opera singing is in every way of inestimable value; a real heritage for all mankind that has been reached over centuries of studies, attempts,…

— Andrea Bocelli

You can't do opera when already from the 10th row you can only see little dolls on the stage. In such an enormous space…

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

In a way, being an opera singer is like being a very romantic sixteen-year-old who falls in love with great passion and conviction every…

— Renee Fleming

Opera requires singers with exceptional talent and years of rigorous, formal training.

— Jackie Fuchs

You can be born with the talent to be an opera star, but you've got to work and practice it.

— Iris Apfel

You don't have to make a grand, exaggerated sound to sing opera.

— Andris Nelsons