Art Quote by Katie Noonan

My mom was an opera singer, and she gave up her career to raise a family. But she also taught my sisters how to…

— Tika Sumpter

My parents were opera singers and voice teachers, so growing up, I admired musicians and dancers.

— Sandra Bullock

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

— Jihae

My mother was devoted to helping people - with my father's money! - who had great voices but didn't have the financial means to…

— Salma Hayek

My father was very fond of music, my mum performed and her mother was a music teacher. So I think all that has passed…

— KK

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

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

My parents were opera singers. I didn't want to play opera because I wasn't good enough. I didn't want to play their music; I…

— Rick Nielsen

My grandma did opera singing for the better part of her life; she used to sing all over the place. My grandpa was a…

— Mac DeMarco

I was the only one in my family to be musically inclined, and my mother loved that. It encouraged my grand aunt to find…

— Peter Tosh

My mom was sort of involved in amateur dramatics like Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, and played the violin. My dad played banjo and piano…

— Colm Wilkinson

I started classical and operatic lessons when I was 8 and become an operatic singer and went to competition. I write my own music.…

— Cassie Steele

My greatest influence came from my parents' love of classical music. We listened to a lot of arias and operas growing up.

— Lara Fabian