"I wrote my own pop songs and sang one of them when I went into a stupid beauty competition when I was 16. That was my public debut, and it made my mother even more determined that I should go into opera!"
- Kristine OpolaisThe successful Latvian soprano Kristine Opolais, who is renowned for her emotional performances and strong voice, has a fascinating backstory. She wasn't destined for opera right away, having grown up in Latvia in the early 1990s. Rather, her path took an unexpected turn when she entered a beauty pa…