The World’s Youngest Opera Singer, Aria Tesolin    [30-05-2009] There are many great opera singers in the world. They sing very beautifully. But singing opera isn’t easy. In order to become opera singers, they had to practice a lot. Most of the world’s famous opera singers are experienced adults. But can you believe that there is a young girl who was born to be an opera singer? Interestingly, her name is Aria. An aria is a song for one of the leading singers in an opera. This week, let’s meet the youngest opera singer in the world! Most children don’t enjoy listening to arias. But a Canadian girl named Aria Tesolin does! She fell in love with opera when she was 6. As a matter of fact, she is the youngest opera singer in the world. Aria released her first album “Baby Soprano” in May, 2006. She was only 12 years old. Her album featured 14 famous opera tracks. Her debut was a huge success. Many people loved her songs and she became very famous. Since then, she has appeared on so many TV shows. She even sang the national anthem on July 1, 2006 to open Canada Day celebrations in Toronto. Aria’s singing talent was discovered when she was only 3 years old. Unlike other babies, she could sing very difficult songs perfectly. At age 6, she fell in love with opera after hearing pop tenor Andrea Bocelli. When she turned 7, she started studying voice and participating in a choir. From the age of 8, she began singing opera at several concerts with other famous opera singers. People were very surprised by the young girl’s beautiful, powerful voice. The amazing young opera singer can sing in 5 languages. Now, Aria is 15 years old. She is still famous. In fact, now she is getting international attention! British song writers and classical musicians want to work with her. Even Hollywood and top American TV shows have expressed their interest in her. The talented young musician also works as a lyricist and songwriter. Currently, she is working on her next album.     출처: 어린이 영자신문 키즈타임즈 (www.kidstimes.net)