
Rossum even sang in a local butcher shop to score free hot dogs, which she admitted to Interview magazine in 2013. At the age of 7, Rossum joined the Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus, which she sang in for five years.ĭuring that time, Rossum sang in 20 operas, including La bohème, Turandot, a Carnegie Hall presentation of La damnation de Faust, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

When Rossum was cast as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera, she was no stranger to the stage or camera.Īccording to, the actor was classically trained in Opera throughout her youth and grew up performing the craft on New York theater stages. Emmy Rossum| Andy Butterton – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images Emmy Rossum is a classically trained opera singer
