"Very few opera singers in history have been able to cross into popular music." ― Renee Fleming Topic(s): History More From Renee Fleming "My worry is that opera will become an historic art form as opposed to a living, breathing thing." "My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table; I had a tremendous music education." "I’ve always been inspired by artists who have shown musical and intellectual curiosity and the courage to take risks." More In History "There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made."― Michelle Obama "Bulls don’t read. Bears read financial history. As markets fall to bits, the bears dust off the Dutch tulip mania of 1637, the Banque Royale of 1719-20, the railway speculation of the 1840s, the great crash of 1929."― James Buchan "We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the benefit of mankind."― Juan Antonio Samaranch