Long Quote by Placido Domingo

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

— Andris Nelsons

I'd love to have the time to learn to sing opera properly rather than bellowing half-formed fragments of melody in exuberant moments.

— Tim O'Reilly

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

— Vladimir Horowitz

I would have loved to sing opera, but I have no voice. I used to sing along with records.

— Bruno Sammartino

Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice.

— Beverly Sills

But Opera Man, I go, 'Oh, crap! Why didn't I think of that?' Because I could sing fake opera pretty good.

— Jon Lovitz

I dislike those people that see an opera and say "Oh, they can't act it. They just sing. It's boring." Lean back and just…

— Peter Stormare

In opera, there is always too much singing.

— Claude Debussy

I had been warned by other directors that opera is hell. The singers don't want to do what you want.

— Robert Lepage

I felt that I really couldn't be creative with opera. You're supposed to sound this way here. You're supposed to crescendo here. You're supposed…

— Alex Winston

I have never called myself an opera singer. Other people do, but I always call myself a classical singer. I'd love to do opera,…

— Katherine Jenkins

I never step upon a stage without asking myself whether I will succeed in finishing the opera. The fact is that a conscientious singer…

— Enrico Caruso