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Opera Singer Inspirational Quotes (1014)

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It is desirable that people make music on the breath, with the breath.
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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So I got caught up in the same wave as everybody else and went right out to Hollywood, to make movies.
Kitty Carlisle
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There are people hell-bent on the idea that we're a Christian band in disguise, and that we have some secret message. We have no spiritual affiliation with this music. It's simply about life experience.
Amy Lee
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I write about heartbreak because I like writing about sad things, but I'm writing happy songs, too!
Jackie Evancho
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My mother was the worst kind of stage mother. She would make me and my younger sister and brother little duckling costumes and put us in kiddie shows.
Renee Fleming
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I've learned to take jobs as an actress that is meaningful to me because I've never taken a job for the money.
Emmy Rossum
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As far as I am concerned, Don Quixote is the most metal fictional character that I know. Single handed, he is trying to change the world, regardless of any personal consequences.
Christopher Lee
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Something that's fun for me is a challenge. When you have a challenge and you take on that challenge and succeed, that's the best feeling.
Amy Lee
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I have always studied my parts with the orchestral score and not with the piano reduction.
Placido Domingo
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If I go three days without vocalizing, the voice is gone.
Luciano Pavarotti
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The thing you have to be prepared for is that other people don't always dream your dream.
Linda Ronstadt
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My family still treats me like they did when I was 7 or 6.
Jackie Evancho
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The work is the most important thing.
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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The voice changes very slowly. I keep mine well under control and try with all my might to keep it exactly as it was at the very beginning.
Andrea Bocelli
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When I sing, I close my eyes. If I see a feather, everything is fine. Without this image in my mind, the sound is not 'truthful' enough and I must begin again. I have to.
Sarah Brightman
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I think I sing with more emotion but with less technical perfection. I prefer to sing with my natural voice and use my instinct - it's easier for me to give emotion.
Amaury Vassili
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You have to know exactly what you want out of your career. If you want to be a star, you don't bother with other things.
Marilyn Horne
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Anyone who draws attention to himself as an individual, is viewed with suspicion. We acquired this tendency, of course, from America, and we must resist it: levelling, and imitation of what others are already doing.
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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I was married at 16, a father at 17 and divorced at 18.
Placido Domingo
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In my iPod, there are many operas, from A to Z. I have 'Aida' and 'Boheme' and 'Butterfly' and 'Cavalleria'. My passion is for opera, but when I'm in the car, I listen to everything.
Andrea Bocelli
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I think of myself not just as a dreamer, but as a dream chaser.
Sarah Brightman
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Even in the most beautiful music, there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence. Silence is more important than ever, as life today is full of noise. We speak a lot about environmental pollution but not enough about noise pollution.
Andrea Bocelli
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If you wish to understand me at all (and to write an autobiography is only to open a window into one's heart) you must understand first and foremost, that I am an Australian.
Nellie Melba
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I have always despised people who thought they were better than others, and I made a promise to myself that I'd never turn into that kind of person. My family also helps to keep me grounded. Whenever I get a 'diva moment,' as they like to call it, they let me know it and say, 'Stop acting like a diva!' They're pretty good at it, too.
Jackie Evancho
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