Opera Quotes

551 quotes by 410 authors

I vowed I would never do a commercial, or a soap opera - both of which I did as soon as I left the Acting… — Kevin Kline
I would love to sing opera. — Leona Lewis
My mom worked as a pharmacist, but she is one of the best storytellers I know. My sister is a gospel and opera singer and… — Tunde Adebimpe
I think the opera is one of the great cultural jewels of Los Angeles. — Eli Broad
When her name is mentioned in the opera history books we will recall that vibrant, soaring tone-that and the blinding, high-beam-headlight smile that she flashed… — Donal Henahan
Love is a wild bird that no one can tame It's useless to chase it If it won't play the game - From the Opera… — Carmen
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and instead of bleeding, he sings. — Ed Gardner
Never retire. Michelangelo was carving the Rondanini just before he died at eighty-nine. Verdi finished his opera Falstaff at eighty. — W GIFFORD-JONES
My passion for opera-the eternal truth of drama through music-has grown, while my interest in performance has diminished. Which is perhaps as good a reason… — Lord Harewood
As the director of an opera, it is my responsibility to unify the style of the particular performance, but one can certainly approach the piece… — Sarah Caldwell
But nevertheless, it's music ultimately that matters in opera, and opera is a piece of music reaching out as a vision in sound reaching out… — John Eaton
In sleep he sang to me; in dreams he came; that voice which calls to me, and speaks my name. And do I dream again,… — The Phantom Of The Opera
Sing once again with me, our strange duet. My power over you grows stronger yet. And though you turn from me to glance behind, the… — The Phantom Of The Opera
There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva. - cool whatsapp status — Roshan Kakade
I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea. Experience… — Bruce Beresford
I'd really been interested in opera when I was about 16, and I really like staging them. — Bruce Beresford
In opera, everyone's watching from a fixed viewpoint, and that really challenges you. Lighting, the sets, stage groupings, the music-but doesn't relate too much to… — Bruce Beresford
A great opera house isn't run by a director, but by a great administrator. — Steven Berkoff
Now the big question is if you are going to go to all the trouble of setting an opera and making all that music and… — William Bolcom
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 you… — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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