Ailyn Perez Quotes

United States, Singer
August 15, 1979

Ailyn Pérez (born August 15, 1979) is an American operatic soprano and the winner of the 2012 Richard Tucker Award. In 2016, she received the $50,000 Beverly Sills Award and the 2017 Sphinx Medal of Excellence from the Sphinx Organization. Pérez also serves as an Advisory Board member for Time In Kids.

My family background is Mexican, and I was born in Chicago. It's pretty much family tradition every time we get together for Christmas and major holidays to sing. Our family time is centered around the food and a little bit of performing for one another.

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From a young age, I was encouraged to sing, dance and learn folk and popular songs in Spanish.

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- Dance
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The more you're out there singing, learning, and adding roles to your repertoire, it reforms the next piece.

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- Learning
- Singing
I had teachers in high school to point me in the direction of the University of Indiana School of Music, and after IU, I went on to study at the Academy of Arts in Philadelphia. I graduated in 2006.

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- High
Music and opera are a big part of my life.

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- Music
Sometimes the leads are equally balanced, like in 'Romeo and Juliet,' but sometimes they're just not.

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