Most visions of extraterrestrial life are actually steeped in human hubris. The fictional extraterrestrials of 'Star Trek' or a hundred other space… — Nathan Myhrvold Copy Share Image
European operetta and German singspiel provided the American musical its combination of spoken dialogue and song; the inclusion of dance traced a… — Heather Mac Donald Copy Share Image
I know the world of opera so intimately: historical sweep, sharply defined characters, not too rational an explanation of what's going on.… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
The most important part of a city is its people. In fact, people for me are like little cities. When you meet… — Sarnath Banerjee Copy Share Image
Women of the Gallagher Academy, who comes here?" she asked. Just then, every girl at every table (even the newbies) stood and… — Ally Carter Copy Share Image
I dislike those people that see an opera and say "Oh, they can't act it. They just sing. It's boring." Lean back… — Peter Stormare Copy Share Image
Ayn Rand called her novella Anthem a "hymn to man's ego." My approach to Anthem the play was to provide the story… — Jeff Britting Copy Share Image
I think people care. If not, why do so many people spend money going on vacations to see architecture? They go to… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
A show like Knots or any other show that can be called a soap opera does terribly in syndication because if you're… — William Devane Copy Share Image
Premiering a new opera is probably one of the hardest things in the world to do, and opening nights of any opera… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
To me, the appeal of opera lies in the fact that a myriad of singers and instruments, each possessed of different qualities… — Junichiro Koizumi Copy Share Image
I'm enamored with the art world. Anytime you look at anything that's considered artistic, there's a commercial world around it: the ballet,… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
Opera Australia has a mix - it produces new work, it produces from the classical repertoire and, particularly in more recent years,… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
I would love to portray the opera singer Leontyne Price in a film. — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
The idea is not to have one great singer surrounded by a bunch of nit wits. When the others are good, too,… — Richard Bonynge Copy Share Image
People's reactions to opera the first time they see it is very dramatic; they either love it or they hate it. If… — J. F. Lawton Copy Share Image
Among the numerous pleasures of Vienna the hotel evenings are famous. During supper Strauss or Lanner play waltzes...After every waltz they get… — Frederic Chopin Copy Share Image
I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a… — Bruce Beresford Copy Share Image
“Handel's yearning for independence from the traditional chains of patronage and his persistence in monitoring his productions resulted with unique developments concerning… — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
Watching people just look out for themselves, I think, is extremely interesting. It goes right back to something like 'The Beggar's Opera'… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
I seem to write an opera about every 20 years; if you live long enough you can write four operas. I finished… — Virgil Thomson Copy Share Image
I still the love classic period, but also the baroque period, and even 17th-Century music such as the music of Monteverdi. He's… — Cecilia Bartoli Copy Share Image
I started realizing that one of the great things about opera is that if you make the right kind of story, you… — Tod Machover Copy Share Image
I guess I am running the risk of becoming the Hans Christian Andersen of opera. — Gian Carlo Menotti Copy Share Image
The tradition of classical music and the opera is such that it used to be the place where social intercourse could take… — Yo-Yo Ma Copy Share Image
