Any Quote by Kathleen Battle

Inviting audiences to open up and hear things differently is an important part of what I do. But I still love to sing songs…

— Bobby McFerrin

In opera, there is always too much singing.

— Claude Debussy

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

— Andris Nelsons

My sister is an opera singer. I grew up going to her recitals. This whole time, I'm like, 'She's the singer. I'm just strumming…

— Benjamin Booker

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

— Jose Carreras

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

— Andrea Bocelli

But I won't deprive myself of singing opera as long as my voice follows.

— Placido Domingo

Because, in opera, I have to sing for people that are very far from me, instead of, when I sing a song, I try…

— Andrea Bocelli

Believe me when I say this: you can't please everyone in concert, even though I still want to. Someone always wants you to sing…

— Gladys Knight

The word 'theatrical' makes me cringe, because it suggests a performance is staged, put on, rehearsed. And while all this is true for an…

— Zola Jesus

The word 'operatic' is often misused to mean over the top, where someone is over-emoting. And that does a terrible disservice because 'operatic' to…

— James Gray

I don't sing the way I used to, so I'm doing everything I can to put the word out that they shouldn't expect that.

— Julie Andrews