I saw a lot of operas from backstage and watched a lot of rehearsals - my parents were singers. — Rosamund Pike Copy Share Image
In my view, the operas of Carlisle Floyd will find a place in the permanent repertoire. — Bruce Beresford Copy Share Image
I do other sorts of things. I act in other people's movies. I direct operas. I write books. — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
The public wants real horse operas with action, not a lot of laughs. — Robert Fuller Copy Share Image
Professionally, I did a couple of operas when I was in school, when I was 18. — Lucy Griffiths Copy Share Image
The music of the most popular operas is so highly esteemed, it can stand endless revivals. — Bruce Beresford 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
It's important that we have the traditional operas and the repertory, but we should also have something new. — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
We used to listen to all the marvelous operas on records. Music was a very important part of our lives. — Charlotte Rae Copy Share Image
You listen to Handel operas, right? And there are a thousand of them, right? And they all sound alike. If I look… — Isaac Mizrahi Copy Share Image
When I've seen my operas in Europe, they have always struck me as more American than when I hear them here. I… — Carlisle Floyd Copy Share Image
Soap operas are such a great way to break-in to the industry. The diminishing landscape of daytime TV means it's going to… — Josh Duhamel Copy Share Image
“That´s the problem with planning a late night supper after the opera, not only does the hero or the heroine die singing,… — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
In my iPod, there are many operas, from A to Z. I have 'Aida' and 'Boheme' and 'Butterfly' and 'Cavalleria'. My passion… — Andrea Bocelli Copy Share Image
I'm involved with a baroque opera company here in Italy. I write some of their booklet material, comments on operas. I also… — Donna Leon Copy Share Image
I have tried to create main characters who are drastically different from the types who generally appear in crime novels. Mikael Blomkvist,… — Stieg Larsson Copy Share Image
The soap opera was so long ago - the thing about soap operas, and there's something to be said for doing it,… — Frank Grillo Copy Share Image
'Macbeth' is one of the best operas ever, and doing it was a great experience. I added some things to the opera… — Dario Argento Copy Share Image
If I knew how to operate a DVR, you'd find episodes of 'The Tavis Smiley Show,' 'Democracy Now!' and lots of stuff… — T'Keyah Crystal Keymah Copy Share Image
Operas elucidate, in a way sometimes absent in other theatrical productions, the very human fact that in every hero, there is a… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
Soap operas are like boot camps for film actors, so I really learned a lot. It was a masterclass in working for… — Finn Wittrock Copy Share Image
I was 11 and watching soap operas with my mom, and I thought it would be cool to be an actor. I… — Britt Robertson Copy Share Image
Opera on television in Europe is very important. If you think about it in the broadest sense: a lot of the dramas… — Robert Ashley Copy Share Image
“Having renounced his native land, Sanger adopted no other. He roved about from one European capital to another, never settling anywhere for… — Margaret Kennedy Copy Share Image
I look for stories that tell transformative, emotional journeys, have big emotional worlds, feel very relevant and true to the times we're… — Jake Heggie Copy Share Image
I've done a lot of operas. I've probably done more different kind of operas than anybody. — Tod Machover Copy Share Image
Women in Hollywood are tiny, but women in soap operas are the tiniest people alive! — Julie Bowen Copy Share Image
My operas usually come from musical ideas rather than ideas about subject matter. — Harrison Birtwistle Copy Share Image
The Germans are a cruel race. Their operas last for six hours and they have no word for fluffy. — Ben Elton Copy Share Image
I like Strauss's operas because it's all women's voices; I like opera that's hysterical. — Ron Mael Copy Share Image
I'll write three operas - one for Verdi, one for Puccini, and one for Bellini. — Mikis Theodorakis Copy Share Image
