25 Soprano Quotes for You to Enjoy

I remember at the age of, and I'll say this, 10 and a half, 11, I had a natural boy soprano. Anthony Warlow

Age Natural Remember Half Say Had Soprano Boy

The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. The challenge is to sing on an imperfect instrument that is outside of your body. Stan Getz

Challenge Saxophone Intonation Imperfect Outside Tenor Soprano Sing Instrument Goes As Far As Far Body Your Your Body

I loved being a soprano. It was one of my very favorite things in life, and thus far, and losing that voice was a profound emotional moment for me in my life. I never became that interested in my adult male singing voice. Alexander Chee

Life Me Losing My Life Singing Favorite Favorite Things Voice Emotional Adult Never Thus Soprano Singing Voice Became Male Very Being Loved Interested Far Moment Things Profound

I'd love to tackle a classic Shakespeare play or take on Nora Helmer in 'A Doll's House.' Musical theater, it's the classics like Rodgers and Hammerstein and Cole Porter's 'Kiss Me Kate.' I'm much more a Julie Andrews-type soprano than an Idina Menzel. Beth Behrs

Love Me Kiss Musical Musical Theater Classic Classics Tackle Shakespeare More Take Like Soprano House Doll Hammerstein Julie Rodgers Than Theater Much Kate Play Porter

I am actually a soprano. No one knows this. Donna Lynne Champlin

No-One Soprano Knows Am Actually

As a boy soprano in the high school choir, I later sang a solo during the carol service at Canterbury Cathedral, but I was too young to secure the Freddy Eynsford-Hill role in our production of 'My Fair Lady' - and far too timid to have thought to audition for it. Hamish Bowles

Service School Thought Young Too Our Later Carol Secure Solo High Freddy High School Fair Soprano Cathedral Boy Audition Role Timid Lady Canterbury Far Choir Sang Production

My grandad was an opera singer, my uncle a jazz musician; I was a boy soprano in the church choir. But the first performance with Deep Purple was something I'll never forget. All elements were working brilliantly. Ian Gillan

Church Uncle First Jazz Musician Something Purple Never Never Forget Performance Soprano Opera Opera Singer Singer Boy Were Forget Working Choir Jazz Musician Deep Deep Purple Elements Brilliantly

The nature of television is that it's a beast with a lot of opinions. I don't consider myself typecast any more than Neil Patrick Harris was as Doogie Howser or James Gandolifini is as Tony Soprano. Jaleel White

Myself Nature Beast Typecast Consider Harris Television Neil More Soprano Opinions Lot Than Any James Tony

Shortly after this I was made a member of the boys' choir, it being found that I possessed a clear, strong soprano voice. I enjoyed the singing very much. James Weldon Johnson

Strong Made Singing Possessed Member Voice Clear Soprano Boy Very Being After Much Choir Found Enjoyed

In school, I really felt like I didn't fit a type. I think everybody had a hard time putting me in a category. They all sort of realized, 'Hmm, you don't really look like a soprano. You're not really a character belter.' Jessie Mueller

You can't sing baritone when you're a soprano. Jim Crace

You Soprano Sing Baritone

I had four or five years in school training as a soprano. I fell into pop singing because of economics. I got out of high school and had to go work, and they weren't hiring opera singers. Jo Stafford

I did classical singing at school. I did exams in that. I'd sing soprano, and we'd sing in German; we'd do Schubert for my pieces, in Latin, French... I really enjoyed that. I kind of miss it. Jorja Smith

School Singing Latin Kind Classical Exams Miss Pieces Soprano Sing French Schubert German Did Really Enjoyed

I wasn't the best in my class at the Royal Academy. There was a really good soprano and baritone who were technically better and are doing really well in opera now. But I was definitely the best mezzo-soprano in my class, because I was the only one of those! Katherine Jenkins

I didn't want to be Nelsons's wife. I wanted to be soprano Kristine Opolais. Kristine Opolais

Wife Soprano Want Wanted

I was champion soprano of Sussex when I was 16! Lesley Manville

Champion Soprano

My high-school a cappella teacher would embarrass me in front of the choir. 'Mavis, you're in the basement. Mavis, you're singing with the boys.' I said, 'Mr. Finch, my voice isn't soprano. I can't sing up there with the girls.' So I just got out of the choir. Mavis Staples

I can hit baritone notes, and I can sing in the soprano range if I wanted to. I did this thing a long time ago where I did a duet with myself. I sound like two different people. Shamir

I certainly know all about the Jersey jokes that amuse the rest of the country. You've probably heard them. Our state bird is the mosquito. Our state tree is dead. It doesn't help that we are represented on television by Tony Soprano and 'Jersey Shore.' Sharon Kay Penman

I'm a lyric soprano. I can try to step outside that and do different kind of singing, but it's not something I can sustain over the long haul, and what is good for your voice is good for your career. Victoria Clark

Good Try Long Singing Lyric Kind Haul Something Voice Long Haul Outside Step Over Soprano Sustain Different Different Kind Your Career

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