Carols Quote by Eric Idle

There are a lot of composers who were fantastic, but I challenge them to write a record that you could play five times a…

— Robert Wyatt

I was in musicals and I was in the choir when I was younger. Before I started writing my own songs I thought I…

— Sharon Van Etten

I don't know what draws these other composers to opera, but for me, it's just this incredibly rich medium for storytelling. And no matter…

— Stephen Schwartz

We did an a cappella version, which I have always wanted to do, of the "Coventry Carol." It's beautiful, and we did it in…

— Jane Lynch

I'm somebody who grew up listening to a lot of musical theater, so getting to finally write musical theater songs and songs that sound…

— Sara Bareilles

And my singing, I don't think I could sing Wagner or opera, but I could probably carry a tune. I was in a musical…

— Wallace Shawn

When I went to college at the University of Nevada back in Las Vegas, I got tricked into singing in choir. The first thing…

— Eric Whitacre

One of the things I loved about the musical was that you listened to the soundtrack and it told you the story.

— Tim Burton

I was into opera as a kid - I'd play 'Carmen' and sing and dance. My mom signed me up for a theater group…

— Nina Arianda

I sang opera for over four years when I was younger.

— Lele Pons

I was playing in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra as principal horn. I was there for some 15 years - one of the most exciting…

— Gunther Schuller

We used to listen to all the marvelous operas on records. Music was a very important part of our lives.

— Charlotte Rae