Black Quote by Bobby Short Download Open image “Even in today's opera world, the position of the black tenor is problematic.” — Bobby Short ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Black Black Tenor Opera Position Problematic Tenor Tenor Problematic Tenors Today Today Opera World
Opera: I like it, except for all those howling sopranos and caterwauling tenors. (Why can't tenors sing like men?) — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
There is not many tenors in the male category and that makes me stick out. — Bryan White Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Opera is when a tenor and soprano want to make love, but are prevented from doing so by a baritone. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
The question Who ought to be boss? is like as Who ought to be the tenor in the quartet? Obviously, the man who can… — Henry Ford Copy Share Image
Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice. — Beverly Sills Copy Share Image
I discovered later in life that there's not that many men with a counter-tenor vocal ability. — Jimmy Somerville Copy Share Image
If you try to do that in pop music - to play only rare show tunes, for example - people don't come. — Bobby Short Copy Share Image
I was very young at the time, and I mainly appreciated their vocal qualities, even though I was already living as they did -… — Bobby Short Copy Share Image
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