Character Quote by Carlisle Floyd

When the story is good enough, people can watch something three times the length of an opera.

— Kevin Spacey

I know the world of opera so intimately: historical sweep, sharply defined characters, not too rational an explanation of what's going on. It's a…

— James A. Michener

When you are confronted with an opera, you have to keep an eye on everything: the musicians, the chorus, the ballet, the singers, the…

— Placido Domingo

The point of opera is that people are moved by the emotions and music.

— Alexander McCall Smith

Opera is a key way of talking about life and all the things that are important to people in life.

— Mark Getty

I'm a true opera buff. Operas make the best stories.

— Andrea Davis Pinkney

When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match.

— Bruce Beresford

Opera is full of trappings that make us go away from being human. You can't let them do that. You can't walk like you're…

— Charles Nelson Reilly

You can't do opera when already from the 10th row you can only see little dolls on the stage. In such an enormous space…

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Opera is something you have to educate yourself about. You have to make sure you understand the stories, what was happening politically, socially during…

— Jacob Hashimoto

As the director of an opera, it is my responsibility to unify the style of the particular performance, but one can certainly approach the…

— Sarah Caldwell

Now the big question is if you are going to go to all the trouble of setting an opera and making all that music…

— William Bolcom