#opera quote

[mozartbachtoven]

[kirionline-dame-kiri-te-kanawa]

“If you want to be an opera singer and you have these opportunities, you have to go for it!” 

- Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

[mozartbachtoven]

“An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house.”

Maria Callas

[lammermoor-lace]

Sovente amor Ha soave principio e fine amaro.

Lisa, La Sonnambula

[la-madamina]

One of the drawbacks of fame is that one can never escape from it.

Nellie Melba

[la-madamina]

“When I sing, I don’t want them to see that my face is black. I don’t want them to see that my face is white. I want them to see my soul. And that is colorless.”

Marian Anderson

[la-madamina]

“When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.”

Maria Callas

[la-madamina]

“The first rule in opera is the first rule in life: see to everything yourself.”

Nellie Melba