Dolora Zajick quotes
-
“Singers are experts at keeping things from dripping on their throats. Believe me, they're experts.”
-- Dolora ZajickSource : "For Opera Powerhouse Dolora Zajick, 'Singing Is Connected To The Body'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. March 19, 2014.
-
“Sometimes a musical imagination is as important as singing itself, you know, the voice, what you do vocally, the vowels. So there's a percussiveness that can sometimes be quite energizing and useful in singing as an expressive device.”
-- Dolora ZajickSource : "For Opera Powerhouse Dolora Zajick, 'Singing Is Connected To The Body'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 25, 2015.
-
“The most important person is the audience and the composer. The rest of us - and even the composer is a servant to the audience. And of course, the audience is a servant to the higher art.”
-- Dolora Zajick -
“Singing is connected to the body. So there's a - there's a depth in the body that's necessary to perform this kind of music. And a lot of that expression comes from a kinesthetic awareness. And it's - that's one thing that I think people identify with, and of course there's the moment that you're in.”
-- Dolora ZajickSource : "For Opera Powerhouse Dolora Zajick, 'Singing Is Connected To The Body'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 25, 2015.
-
-
“Singers actually used to begin singing at a much younger age than they do now. I would say for me, I started late. But it's not unusual. I discovered I had a voice. I wanted to be a pianist when I was seven, and circumstances didn't allow that I studied it.”
-- Dolora ZajickSource : "For Opera Powerhouse Dolora Zajick, 'Singing Is Connected To The Body'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 25, 2015.
-
“I don't use my lips. I use my tongue to make - create the vowels.”
-- Dolora ZajickSource : "For Opera Powerhouse Dolora Zajick, 'Singing Is Connected To The Body'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. March 19, 2014.
-
“I remember when I finally figured out how simple one aspect of singing was, and I looked at my voice teacher and I said, is that all it is? And he put his head on the piano keys, and he said, why do I do this to myself?”
-- Dolora ZajickSource : "For Opera Powerhouse Dolora Zajick, 'Singing Is Connected To The Body'". "Fresh Air" with Dave Davies, www.npr.org. September 25, 2015.
-
“The best way to tell somebody how to figure out how to relax the tongue is to just say, well, notice where it is when you aren't doing anything. That's the relaxed tongue. It's not about putting it somewhere. It's about letting it be where it wants to go.”
-- Dolora ZajickSource : "For Opera Powerhouse Dolora Zajick, 'Singing Is Connected To The Body'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 25, 2015.
-
-
Source : A. Lee Martinez (2007). “In the Company of Ogres”, p.133, Macmillan
-
“I believe that whatever comes at a particular time is a blessing from God.”
-
“In Holland, everyone is an expert in painting and in tulips.”
-
“The executioner is, I believe, very expert; and my neck is very slender”
-
“When I was 15 I became a full-time singer in a band. At 18 I made my first record.”
Source : "Abba set for reunion as Agnetha admits, 'I have a dream'" by Alex Duval Smith, www.theguardian.com. January 1, 2011.
-
“I think the 60s and 70s were the peak period for the singer-songwriter, for sure.”
Source : "Andrew Gold obituary" by Adam Sweeting, www.theguardian.com. June 6, 2011.
-
“I'm very fond of the Talent series, and also the Crystal Singer trio.”
You may also like:
-
Ben Heppner
Opera Singer -
Giuseppe Verdi
Composer -
James Levine
Conductor -
Luciano Pavarotti
Performer -
Placido Domingo
Conductor -
Renee Fleming
Consultant -
Riccardo Muti
Conductor