If anything can be invented more excruciating than an English Opera, such as was the fashion at the time I was in… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
Music conveys moods and images. Even in opera, where plots deal with the structure of destiny, it's music, not words, that provides… — Marcel Marceau Copy Share Image
If you're a young artist, wondering what to call yourself, consider 'multimedia artist.' It's so vague. Then, no one can say, 'Hey,… — Laurie Anderson Copy Share Image
Every life of a character is within a context. If I write detached from a social and political background, my story looks… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Styx was always a theatrical band. In fact, we played City Center in 1983 with a rock opera, 'Kilroy Was Here.' — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
Writing is the main gig and teaching and performing are sidelines, an excuse for not writing more. Working on a novel and… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
Boswell, when he speaks of his Life of Johnson, calls it my magnum opus, but it may more properly be called his… — James Boswell Copy Share Image
In a way, being an opera singer is like being a very romantic sixteen-year-old who falls in love with great passion and… — Renee Fleming Copy Share Image
I am under no illusion that I will ever be the greatest opera composer in the world, with Wagner and Verdi and… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
Little fussy Otto, in his red-lined black opera cloak with pockets for all his gear, his shiny black shoes, his carefully cut… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I don't know why a computer game can't be an art form just as a puppet show or an opera is. I'm… — Fred Saberhagen Copy Share Image
Normally our season is seven weeks in the Drama Theatre and four weeks in the Opera Theater. — Graeme Murphy Copy Share Image
Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew up with… — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
I would have loved to sing opera, but I have no voice. I used to sing along with records. — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
As an art form, opera is a rare and remarkable creation. For me, it expresses aspects of the human drama that cannot… — Luciano Pavarotti Copy Share Image
An opera may be allowed to be extravagantly lavish in its decorations, as its only design is to gratify the senses and… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
We consider Monteverdi the first composer of opera. There was someone before, but everything started with Monteverdi. — Cecilia Bartoli Copy Share Image
I told Hugh Hefner, "I have this crazy boyfriend." And Hef was like, "You're not going anywhere with a crazy boyfriend," and… — Pamela Anderson Copy Share Image
A lot of performers don't want to leave the circuit, the European opera house circuit, partly because most singers don't sing many… — Renee Fleming Copy Share Image
“Floating, falling, sweet intoxication. Touch me, trust me, savor each sensation. Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in to… — Charles Hart Copy Share Image
