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- Opera once was an important social instrument - especially in Italy. With Rossini and Verdi, people were listening to opera together and… — 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… — 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… — 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:… — Susan Lucci
- I am under no illusion that I will ever be the greatest opera composer in the world, with Wagner and Verdi and… — Rufus Wainwright