At one point, I asked her why she had never opted for an operatic career.

Her parents were poor and could not afford to give her money to attain an operatic career.

The routine and constant travel of an operatic career is wearying.

Later in his operatic career he moved from the romantic lead roles to character parts.

Her major operatic career took place between the two world wars (1919-1939).

Braswell's operatic career ended abruptly in the fall of 1995.

The best years of his operatic career were 1931-1942.

"What it took to make my family healthy and happy didn't jibe with an operatic career," she said.

This he declined in order to continue his operatic career.

The injuries suffered in the crash effectively ended his operatic career.