Opera Quotes

551 quotes by 410 authors

I want to do rock operas. — Corey Feldman
I'd hate this to get out but I really like opera. — Ford Frick
I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. It's a live performance that aligns all of the arts, and when it is represented… — Renee Fleming
One of the problems that we face through the media attention that these artists receive is that there has been an awful lot of talk… — Lesley Garrett
Opera is credible drama now, and it costs less than going to a football match. What have you got to lose? — Lesley Garrett
To tell you the truth, I never listen to opera at home. — Lesley Garrett
My family was very supportive of whatever I wanted because my grandfather was an opera singer. My dad's dad. So my dad has an appreciation… — Tony Hale
I enrolled in an acting workshop and my first acting role was on the TV soap opera 'Melrose Place. — Famke Janssen
I don't find much influence in opera. It was such a different part of me. — Zola Jesus
I started performing opera when I was 10 years old. I didn't perform as Zola Jesus until I was probably 18. — Zola Jesus
As a child, I was always making sound; it was a compulsion. I loved to scream and yell and sing; it freed me from all… — Zola Jesus
The word 'theatrical' makes me cringe, because it suggests a performance is staged, put on, rehearsed. And while all this is true for an opera,… — Zola Jesus
True expression is hard when performing opera. The problem is that opera relies on the dramatic context of the piece. It can be interpreted and… — Zola Jesus
To survive there, you need the ambition of a Latin-American revolutionary, the ego of a grand opera tenor, and the physical stamina of a cow… — Billie Burke
The inventor of the modern foundation garment that we women wear today was a German scientist and opera lover by the name of Otto Titsling. — Bette Midler
I try to interpret how people subjectively experience life. Everyone has a great, horrible opera inside him. I feel that my plays, in a way,… — Sarah Ruhl
You listen to Handel operas, right? And there are a thousand of them, right? And they all sound alike. If I look back on my… — Isaac Mizrahi
In the case of 'The Housewives,' I call the 'Housewives' sociology of the rich. I think it's just fun to watch. It's guilt-free gossiping that… — Andy Cohen
I love opera, I love writing for the voice, I love telling stories with music. — Anthony Davis
Music has always played a big part in my life and, believe it or not, in my soap opera career. — Kassie DePaiva

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410 authors contributed a total of 551 Opera Quotes, led by these top contributors: