#classical

Oh, stuff the critics. I don't care. Too many people are snooty about classical. Look, I wasn't brought up in a home where we listened to classical music. It was a singing teacher that thought it would be best for my voice. Then I moved into crossover. And if that makes the music accessible to more people, then great. ↗

— Katherine Jenkins

#accessible #best #brought #care #classical

People perceive opera and classical as elitist - I disagree. I've always tried to mix the two, make it more accessible. ↗

— Katherine Jenkins

#always #classical #disagree #elitist #i

You're now getting a new breed of people like Il Divo and Andrea Bocelli and I think that's why people feel less intimidated by classical music than they once did. ↗

— Katherine Jenkins

#classical #classical music #did #feel #getting

I was constantly being pushed toward a European ideal of what it means to be a classical or opera singer, let's say in the Renata Tebaldi mode. I reject that. ↗

— Renee Fleming

#classical #constantly #european #i #ideal

I wanted to be Laurence Olivier, basically, to be a great classical actor, and also be able to do modern things. ↗

— Stacy Keach

#actor #also #basically #classical #great

When I was younger, studying classical music, I really had to put in the time. Three hours a day is not even nice - you have to put in six. ↗

— Alicia Keys

#classical music #day #even #had #hours

In these confused times, the role of classical music is at the very core of the struggle to reassert cultural and ethical values that have always characterized our country and for which we have traditionally been honored and respected outside our shores. ↗

— Lorin Maazel

#been #characterized #classical #classical music #confused

My older brother Mike is an excellent trumpet player. By the time he was 12, he was playing around Kansas City in classical situations. He was already an amazing talent. ↗

— Pat Metheny

#amazing #around #brother #by the time #city

I got obsessed with classical music, I got obsessed with Chopin, with playing the piano. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#classical #classical music #got #i #music

Everyone town of 100,000 in the United States should have a Classical Theater supported by the town, or the state of the county, or the Federal Government, as they have in every civilized country. ↗

— Tony Randall

#classical #country #county #every #everyone