Ballet Quote by Donald Sinden

I'd always had this hankering to try some opera.

— Michael Ball

At the Paris Opera Ballet, they were always making choices for me.

— Sylvie Guillem

My dream is to be played everywhere, not only at the Opera.

— Erik Satie

For years, I wasn't in the least bit interested in opera.

— Simon McBurney

How wonderful opera would be if there were no singers.

— Gioachino Rossini

But Opera Man, I go, 'Oh, crap! Why didn't I think of that?' Because I could sing fake opera pretty good.

— Jon Lovitz

To be a famously successful opera singer. I wanted that since I was eight.

— Danielle de Niese

There was always dance in opera until people forgot to keep it going.

— Mark Morris

I've never been to the opera; I've only seen opera on DVD.

— Gemma Arterton

“It was weird, ’cause there we were in Italy listening to people singing in German. The music was nice, though, and there was this…

— J.L. Merrow

Every time I go to a new place, more likely than not, I end up seeing an opera there. It's ended up being a…

— Stana Katic

It is not always a matter of wild ovations and legendary performances. Sometimes you are just happy to get through an opera without trouble.

— Luciano Pavarotti