Nadine Sierra wants the younger generation to give opera a chance
Nadine Sierra is a 34-year-old acclaimed Latina soprano that has performed in the world’s top opera houses. Fourteen years ago, she made HERStory when she became the youngest singer to win the Metropolitan Opera’s vocal competition.The Florida native is considered a prodigy, and her love for opera began when she was 6 years old after seeing a VHS tape of “La Boheme,” as reported by NBC News.Sierra of Puerto Rican, Italian and Portuguese roots said her abuela was also why she became an opera singer. “My grandma, she had wanted to become an opera singer.