Cannot Quote by John Marshall

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

Every opera, because every opera is a unique slice of a particular perspective, historical perspective and psychological perspective if not musical style, and so…

— Thomas Hampson

True expression is hard when performing opera. The problem is that opera relies on the dramatic context of the piece. It can be interpreted…

— Zola Jesus

One of the most difficult things in opera is for people to suspend disbelief.

— Simon Rattle

An opera may be allowed to be extravagantly lavish in its decorations, as its only design is to gratify the senses and keep up…

— Joseph Addison

When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match.

— Bruce Beresford

Opera can be exceptionally moving but can also be pompous.

— Matt Bellamy

I have never heard enough classical music to be able to enjoy it; & the simple truth is, I detest it. Not mildly, but…

— Mark Twain

“Besides this I place another equally obvious confirmation of my view that opera is based on the same principles as our Alexandrian culture. Opera…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

To me, the appeal of opera lies in the fact that a myriad of singers and instruments, each possessed of different qualities of voice…

— Junichiro Koizumi

As the director of an opera, it is my responsibility to unify the style of the particular performance, but one can certainly approach the…

— Sarah Caldwell

[Opera] does not call so much for an imaginative ear as for an imaginative eye, an eye which can see beyond little absurdities toward…

— George Richard Marek