“Opera has the power to warn you that you have wasted your life. You haven't acted on your desires. You've suffered a stunted, vicarious existence. You've silenced your passions. The volume, height, depth, lushness, and excess of operatic utterance reveal,… — Wayne Koestenbaum Copy Share Image
“How frequently do you look in the mirror? Does your face please you? Are you disgusted to detect familial features? Do you worship or… — Wayne Koestenbaum Copy Share Image
“Opera has the power to warn you that you have wasted your life. You haven't acted on your desires. You've suffered a stunted, vicarious… — Wayne Koestenbaum Copy Share Image
“The world was doing its best to ignore the fact that I was a writer.” — Wayne Koestenbaum Copy Share Image
