Composer Quote by Esa-Pekka Salonen

But still as compared to many, many orchestras in the world, I think you find a lot more new music and living composers on…

— Michael Tilson Thomas

I would advise all young musicians to not only experience and play chamber music, but to go to operas, speak to the singers, to…

— Wu Han

I want to reach as many people as possible with the message of music, of wonderful opera.

— Luciano Pavarotti

I want to get out of the major opera houses.

— Renee Fleming

You can be born with the talent to be an opera star, but you've got to work and practice it.

— Iris Apfel

Opera should be a place for art forms to meet. I've worked a lot with Peter Gabriel; his music isn't operatic, but he creates…

— Robert Lepage

I want to be known by people who are knowledgeable about opera, who appreciate bel canto singing, people who have more sensitivity.

— Alfredo Kraus

I never liked opera growing up. I always liked chamber music or solo music even more than orchestral music.

— Tod Machover

I've always been fascinated by music and sounds. I was lucky to receive proper classical training as an orchestra player and I'm always learning…

— Lior Ron

The performances of my works in the last 10 years are probably equal to all the previous years put together. There are so many…

— Carlisle Floyd

It is essential to do everything possible to attract young people to opera so they can see that it is not some antiquated art…

— Bruce Beresford

I endeavor that all orchestras I conduct sound Central European.

— Zubin Mehta