"Learning operatic roles is ongoing, and I find that I can learn on the train or subway, during a manicure, getting my hair done, and even while driving if I only look at the score at red lights.“


-Renee Fleming

posted in learning


Learning operatic roles is ongoing, and I find that I can learn on the train or subway, during a manicure, getting my hair done, and even while driving if I only look at the score at red lights.

Other Quotes You Might Like

Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection

"Every singer eventually gets around to a Christmas disc."

-Renee Fleming

christmasView Quote
"Having to travel so much plays havoc with your personal life."

-Renee Fleming

travelView Quote
"For years, I had no time for exploratory travel."

-Renee Fleming

travelView Quote
"No voice teacher can be all things to all people. You have to gain information from whatever sources you can. You have to listen."

-Renee Fleming

teacherView Quote
"I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. It's a live performance that aligns all of the arts, and when it is represented in the media, in film in particular, it is presented as something that is really a special event, whether it's a great date or something that's just hugely romantic."

-Renee Fleming

romanticView Quote
"I have had a very difficult time with stage fright it undermines your well-being and peace of mind, and it can also threaten your livelihood."

-Renee Fleming

peaceView Quote

More Quotes About learning

Explore other inspiring quotes in this category

"We were learning together. We'd go to various clinics and try to learn as much as possible."

-Tom Conway

learningView Quote
"No amount of study or learning will make a man a leader unless he has the natural qualities of one."

-Archibald Wavell

learningView Quote
"For me, French is so rich and so sacred that learning it is like learning a foreign language."

-Fabrice Luchini

learningView Quote
"For a small child there is no division between playing and learning between the things he or she does just for fun and things that are educational. The child learns while living and any part of living that is enjoyable is also play."

-Penelope Leach

learningView Quote
"Father, in spite of all this spending of money in learning Latin, I will be a painter."

-William Allan

learningView Quote
"I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community. It has come in handy in my career in government."

-Lloyd Bentsen

learningView Quote