Consuming Quote by Jake Heggie

Opera is something you have to educate yourself about. You have to make sure you understand the stories, what was happening politically, socially during…

— Jacob Hashimoto

Opera needs to be a total escape from real life. To relate to what we're going through today is fine and dandy, but it's…

— Rufus Wainwright

It's the economics, that's why opera is not dying but gets more and more difficult to put on.

— Christoph Waltz

Opera is complex for those who perform it, but also for those who listen to it. It takes more time, more patience and more…

— Andrea Bocelli

I like the idea of people coming to opera for the first time and finding it an enjoyable experience. I don't like the fact…

— Rory Bremner

Now the big question is if you are going to go to all the trouble of setting an opera and making all that music…

— William Bolcom

Opera is a key way of talking about life and all the things that are important to people in life.

— Mark Getty

People are wrong when they say opera is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what's…

— Noel Coward

I feel opera is an expression of artistic excellence. To do it is expensive, as there's a requirement for an orchestra, good voices, excellent…

— Michael Portillo

It seems to me opera is just as relevant as an expressive art as anything else.

— Carlisle Floyd

As an art form, opera is a rare and remarkable creation. For me, it expresses aspects of the human drama that cannot be expressed…

— Luciano Pavarotti

I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. It's a live performance that aligns all of the arts, and when it is…

— Renee Fleming