About Quote by Megan Hilty

I wanted to be an opera singer since I was a very little girl.

— Nico

To be a famously successful opera singer. I wanted that since I was eight.

— Danielle de Niese

I began by listening to my mother's collection of Amelita Galli-Curci and Lily Pons records, and then was taken (at age eight) to hear…

— Beverly Sills

I was into opera as a kid - I'd play 'Carmen' and sing and dance. My mom signed me up for a theater group…

— Nina Arianda

I didn't really like opera. I liked cheerleading and boys and, later, smoking. So my opera career was cut short when I was 15.…

— Meryl Streep

I sang opera for over four years when I was younger.

— Lele Pons

I started performing opera when I was 10 years old. I didn't perform as Zola Jesus until I was probably 18.

— Zola Jesus

I never wanted to be an opera singer. I wanted to be an actress, maybe a rock singer.

— Kristine Opolais

Professionally, I did a couple of operas when I was in school, when I was 18.

— Lucy Griffiths

Growing up, my dad took me to the opera.

— Ava Max

I became a set designer for opera. I'm a great opera buff, I love classical music, and I needed a time-out.

— Maurice Sendak

I started performing with the Boston Children's Opera when I was 5, and I stayed working with that group until I was about 12…

— Barrett Wilbert Weed