If you approach an opera as though it were something that always went a certain way, that's what you get. I approach… — Sarah Caldwell Copy Share Image
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
The first opera I went to see was Maria Callas singing 'Tosca'. — Marianne Faithfull Copy Share Image
“I kept looking around the bleachers at the audience, middle-aged people in practical clothes. Every single one of them cared about love,… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
