Verdi Quotes

13 quotes by 12 authors

Opera once was an important social instrument - especially in Italy. With Rossini and Verdi, people were listening to opera together and having the same… — Luciano Berio
Even Stravinsky does not evoke the same public affection as Verdi. — Charles Rosen
I love music, especially classical like Verdi; it's a great way to relax. — David Suchet
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
A man like Verdi must write like Verdi. — Giuseppe Verdi
I am an arrogant and impatient listener, but in the case of a few composers, a very few, when I hear a work I do… — Benjamin Britten
I want you to know how I feel about my Italian heritage, so I'd like to say a few words in Italian: Verdi, Pavarotti, DiMaggio,… — Susan Lucci
I am under no illusion that I will ever be the greatest opera composer in the world, with Wagner and Verdi and Strauss before me.… — Rufus Wainwright
Every spring I hear the thrush singing in the glowing woods he is only passing through. His voice is deep, then he lifts it until… — Mary Oliver
Composers are influenced by all the important music in their lives - and I suppose that since radio started playing popular music, that's as likely… — Jonny Greenwood
I like to sing to Verdi, I like singing to Sibelius, and Mahler maybe. — Rufus Wainwright
Never retire. Michelangelo was carving the Rondanini just before he died at eighty-nine. Verdi finished his opera Falstaff at eighty. — W GIFFORD-JONES
It has to be able to play at the maximum expression and communication in every style, and the only way you can do that is… — James Levine

Who Wrote These Verdi Quotes

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