Late start to singing?
Hi! I'm 26 and recently started singing 6 months ago. I've been involved with music my whole life, started on piano and have been playing flute since I was around 10. I decided to take up singing to improve my breath support/tone for flute playing, but realized very quickly that I'm so much more passionate about classical singing than I have ever been for flute playing.
I studied linguistics and speak several languages, so I think much of the appeal in singing lies in getting to sing in different languages. I've had so much fun watching all sorts of Operas these last several months. I'm obviously not at the point where I'm ready to drop all my other life plans and exclusively do classical singing, but I can't imagine having the same passion for anything else in my life, and my dream would be to one day, way down the line, get to perform in stage productions of different operas.
For the singers out there, is this realistic? Most people I know who get gigs as singers have been doing it since they were kids. I feel like I'm late to the game. Vocal folds feel so much different than a flute, in that it takes time to develop. That's why I'm curious if there's a standard timeline.
Thank you!