A spontaneous opera performance from a Tulsa fourth grader recently captured attention online, introducing many viewers to 10-year-old Luis Soriano.
Luis, a student at Jenks Elementary, joined Tess Maune on News On 6 alongside Tulsa Opera Creative Artistic Director Aaron Beck to talk about how he got started in opera, what he’s learning through Tulsa Youth Opera, and his dreams of one day performing on Broadway.
Q&A With Luis Soriano
Q: What did you think when your video started getting so much attention?
Luis: “I couldn’t believe it at first. I thought, wow, I mean, I didn’t think I was going to get that much views because I just didn’t. I just really didn’t.”
Q: How did you first get into opera?
Luis: “I was at my after-school program called the Northwest Tulsa Hub. And I was drawing at a little desk outside of the room and I just started humming a song that I heard in a movie, because I really liked it.”
“Someone named Anne peeked out of her office and said, ‘Was that you?’”…