Operas Quotes

75 quotes by 67 authors

Soap operas are such a great way to break-in to the industry. The diminishing landscape of daytime TV means its going to be harder for… — Josh Duhamel
In the modern operas that 'Miss Saigon' and 'Les Miz' are, nobody breaks out into song from conventional book dialogue. Everything is sung from beginning… — Lea Salonga
It heartens me to think of Verdi who composed thundering operas in his eighties; Michelangelo who did fine work in his ninetieth year, and Titian,… — James A. Michener
Because I have conducted my own operas and love sheep-dogs; because I generally dress in tweeds, and sometimes, at winter afternoon concerts, have even conducted… — Ethel Smyth
I conclude that the Wagnerian operas which are already in the repertoire, and other masterworks as well, stand in no further need of my services. — Franz Liszt
I have attended operas, whenever I could not help it, for fourteen years now; I am sure I know of no agony comparable to the… — Mark Twain
I never learned music. I'm quite uneducated, and usually I sat in front of the TV, with soap operas on, in England. It was very… — Graham Parker
I do other sorts of things. I act in other people's movies. I direct operas. I write books. — Werner Herzog
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
I'd like to direct more operas. — Simon Callow
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
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
I want to do rock operas. — Corey Feldman
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
I seem to write an opera about every 20 years; if you live long enough you can write four operas. I finished my third in… — Virgil Thomson
What is the source of power of musicians who are financially browbeaten, most of whom work for minimum wage or less? Musicians who cannot even… — Itay Talgam
I think that baseball games are like soap operas. If you watch five in a row, you know enough to get hooked. — Jennifer Garner
Reality TV has totally destroyed soap operas. They're gone. They used to be the biggest thing in the world - they're gone. — Gilbert Gottfried

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