Harris is not alone in making the switch. Opera singers with a football past include Ta’u Pupu’a, a lineman drafted by the Cleveland Browns; Keith Miller, a former Arena League fullback who appeared in two bowl games with Colorado; the former Harvard players Ray Hornblower and Noah Van Niel; and Morrison Robinson, who played on the offensive line for the Citadel….

Physical training, breath control, stamina, discipline, focus, teamwork, a sense of the dramatic — all part of the sport — translate well to opera, he said.

– Karen Crouse, N.Y. Times.

Enjoyable read from the times about football players who have taken up opera singing.

The opera part of it is a little surprising, but it’s no shock to me that football players would make their way into performing after finishing with the gridiron. Football was such a huge part of my life and identity from elementary school through high school that when I stopped playing, I spent a lot of time looking for a way to fill that void. I ultimately found it — or something close, at least — playing music in college, since it required the same sort of discipline, inspired a similar camaraderie, and allowed for public performances.