11+ Kathleen Battle Quotes On Music, Rock And January 1 2020

Kathleen Battle is an American operatic soprano known for her distinctive vocal range and tone. She has won five Grammy Awards and was the first African American to be featured as a regular artist with the Metropolitan Opera. She has also performed with major orchestras around the world and has released several solo albums. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Kathleen Battle on love, music, rock.

I can't imagine life without singing. — Kathleen Battle

New York is a great place to be fed in the arts. The arts in general are a large part of my life. The city was my postgraduate course. — Kathleen Battle

I think for more than half of my career I have refrained from talking to the media. — Kathleen Battle

Wherever and whenever I sing, if there is only one spiritual on a program, people will talk about two things afterward, and one of them will be the spiritual. What I bring to this is the best of my classical training - not all of it. I apply what is appropriate. — Kathleen Battle

I bring my classical training - some of it, but not all of it - and also my background and culture, to spirituals. And I try to leave room for that unpredictable factor, where the feeling of the song is allowed to come through. The same ethos can be applied to singing Mozart, or Schubert, or Bach. It's not just about what's on the page. — Kathleen Battle

Some of the music I listen to is pop. I sing it in the shower - and then for public consumption. — Kathleen Battle

The question is not... if art is enough to fulfill my life, but if I am true to the path I have set for myself, if I am the best I can be in the things I do. Am I living up to the reasons I became a singer in the first place? — Kathleen Battle

I sing what I sing. — Kathleen Battle

Wynton and Christopher were really great experiences for me because they are both very gifted artists. — Kathleen Battle

In spirituals, the talk of heaven and deliverance was code for a better life. 'Crossing the River Jordan' was code, of course, for escaping to freedom. — Kathleen Battle

How many of the original songs survive intact from the slave cabins? Probably not many in their original form. Time has transformed them like light in a prism. What we hope to present is a version of those spirituals, and they speak not just to black Americans, but to people worldwide. — Kathleen Battle

Life Lessons by Kathleen Battle

1. Kathleen Battle's career is a testament to the power of hard work and dedication; her success is a result of her commitment to her craft and her willingness to take risks.
2. She has demonstrated that with the right attitude and determination, anything is possible, no matter how difficult the journey may be.
3. Her story is an inspiration to those who strive to bring their dreams to life and to never give up in the face of adversity.