Albina Shagimuratova Quotes

I had no interest at all in opera or singing. I saw my fellow students struggling with their scores, laboring to memorize operatic roles, and I thought, 'That's not for me!'

Albina Shagimuratova

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  Albina Shagimuratova
  • Singing