“When a singer truly feels and experiences
what the music is all about,
the words will automatically ring true.”
~ Monserrat Caballé (Spanish Operatic Soprano, b.1933)

"You may be disappointed if you fail,
but you are doomed if you don't try."
~ Beverly Sills (American Coloratura Soprano, b.1929)

"Where words fail, music speaks."
~ Hans Christian Andersen
(Danish short-story writer, Poet, 1805-1875)

“Technique is the basis of every pursuit.
If you're a sportsman or you're a singer or a swimmer,
well that comes under sport but you have to develop
a basic technique to know what you're doing at any given time.”
~ Joan Sutherland (Australian Soprano, b.1926)

"Art is the only thing you cannot punch a button for.
You must do it the old-fashioned way.
Stay up and really burn the midnight oil.
There are no compromises." ~ Leontyne Price (American Soprano, b.1927)