I didn't grow up imagining myself as an opera composer. Only once in my entire adolescence did I attend an opera. I… — John Adams Copy Share Image
A review of his work: His music soon spread throughout Europe, and he was invited to America were he performed the Piano… — Ottorino Respighi Copy Share Image
Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out. — Gian Carlo Menotti 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
