Opera Quotes

551 quotes by 411 authors

My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces. — Harrison Birtwistle
My operas usually come from musical ideas rather than ideas about subject matter. — Harrison Birtwistle
The opera tells the story with all the built-in contradictions and from many different angles. — Harrison Birtwistle
The theatre only knows what it's doing next week, not like the opera, where they say: What are we going to do in five years'… — Harrison Birtwistle
I have also just finished three weeks on a soap opera in England. The soap opera is a rather famous one called Crossroads. It was… — Jeremy Bulloch
Many years ago I was in another soap opera called The Newcomers which was on twice a week for three years. I really don't think… — Jeremy Bulloch
There are two sighs of relief every night in the life of an opera manager. The first comes when the curtain goes up The second… — Rudolf Bing
I had a year at 3 when I wanted to be a conductor in the opera. — Nina Arianda
I was into opera as a kid - I'd play 'Carmen' and sing and dance. My mom signed me up for a theater group before… — Nina Arianda
I got last-minute rush seats to Baz Luhrmann's 'Boheme,' and my favorite singer, Ekaterina Solovyeva, was playing Mimi that day. My face got burned off… — Nina Arianda
I'd like to direct more operas. — Simon Callow
The great opera composers were so good at their job, that the whole genre came to be built around the concept of the composer's vision. — Stewart Copeland
It's much easier for me to be silly than it is to be serious on soap opera. — Doug Davidson
To be let go from a soap opera is the most embarrassing confidence basher in the world. It's like, 'Oh, if I'm not good enough… — Cam Gigandet
When my opera Plump Jack was performed in 1989, my first piano teacher sent me something that I'd composed when I was four. I remember… — Gordon Getty
I was on the soap opera 'Days of our Lives. — Ashley Benson
If I felt that one of my operas did not come off I would certainly say so. — Carlisle Floyd
To be able to make a good living in a challenging medium like soap operas is great. The best is that I get to act… — David Canary
I was more of a light opera singer, not really much of a lounge singer. — Melinda Clarke
When I've seen my operas in Europe, they have always struck me as more American than when I hear them here. I can't tell you… — Carlisle Floyd

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