Firsts Quote by Luciano Pavarotti

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

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I had this exceptional classical music voice. If I'd followed a true path for my talent, I would have ended up being an opera…

— Lesley Manville

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

— Emmy Rossum

When I was very young, I started trying to sing like the great tenor Mario Lanza; my family used to play his records. We…

— 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

For a while, I couldn't decide whether or not I should pursue singing in the opera or acting. And I'm glad that I chose…

— Christoph Waltz

Because everything about the voice interests me, I felt it would be fascinating to learn a completely different style of singing.

— Renee Fleming

Almost all my training was from opera singers.

— Susan Tedeschi

I loved singing. But can you imagine my voice in an opera house?

— Vladimir Horowitz

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

— Placido Domingo

I have no desire to become a crossover artiste, singing with microphones. I believe in opera; that it is something that young people would…

— Anna Netrebko

An operatic voice is like no other.

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg