"I bring my classical training - some of……" — Kathleen Battle
"I bring my classical training - some of it, but not all of it - and also my background and culture, to spirituals. And I try to leave room for that unpredictable factor, where the feeling of the song is allowed to come through. The same ethos can be applied to singing Mozart, or Schubert, or Bach. It's not just about what's on the page."
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14 Quotes by Kathleen Battle
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I hear music that comes out of need, out of grief, sorrow, suffering and out of overcoming these things, as…
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The question is not... if art is enough to fulfill my life, but if I am true to the path…
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How many of the original songs survive intact from the slave cabins? Probably not many in their original form. Time…
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I can't imagine life without singing.
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In spirituals, the talk of heaven and deliverance was code for a better life. 'Crossing the River Jordan' was code,…
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New York is a great place to be fed in the arts. The arts in general are a large part…
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Some of the music I listen to is pop. I sing it in the shower - and then for public…
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Wherever and whenever I sing, if there is only one spiritual on a program, people will talk about two things…
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When I do concerts and recitals, the two most common requests are spirituals and opera.
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I think for more than half of my career, I have refrained from talking to the media.
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People are drawn to the spiritual. It has a universal appeal.
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Wynton and Christopher were really great experiences for me because they are both very gifted artists.
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