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Dolora Zajick (pronounced ZAH jick[dubious – discuss]) (born 24 March 1952) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer who specializes in the Verdian repertoire. Zajick has been described as having “one of the greatest voices in the history of opera”.

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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.

Energizing, Expressive, Imagination, Musical, Vocally, Voice

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.

Body, Expression, Kind, People, Thinking

Singers are experts at keeping things from dripping on their throats. Believe me, they're experts.

Believe, Experts, Singers, Things, Throats

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.

Age, Allow, Begin, Singing, Used, Voice

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?

Keys, Looked, Said, Simple, Teacher

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.

Letting, Relax, Want, Way

I don't use my lips. I use my tongue to make - create the vowels.

Create, Tongue, Use, Vowels

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.

Art, Composer, Course, Important, Person, Rest

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