Constant Quote by Andrea Bocelli

I originally wanted to be an opera singer. I studied classical voice at the University of Washington but soon realised I didn't have the…

— Kyle MacLachlan

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

— Jackie Fuchs

I had classical training but I don't consider myself an opera singer though.

— Emmy Rossum

I know that my passion is for opera, but sometimes I like also to sing songs, because there are many beautiful melodies.

— 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

To sing opera, one needs two things: the voice and the passion - and above all, the passion.

— Andrea Bocelli

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

— Iris Apfel

When I do operas, I'm not really singing very classically. I have a classical background as far as being a pianist and an oboist,…

— Jason Graae

It's logical for us to sing, but not necessarily operatic pieces.

— Jose Carreras

I'm a classically trained opera singer. I thought that was my journey.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Both my mother and my grandmother aspired to be opera singers. And they studied it.

— Jihae

I don't sing operatically, and I sing very intimately, but I still do the scales, and I think in terms of intonation and making…

— Tony Bennett