"Opera is for a lifetime, not just a…" — Kiri Te Kanawa

"Opera is for a lifetime, not just a minute."

— Kiri Te Kanawa

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16 Quotes by Kiri Te Kanawa

Kiri Te Kanawa has 16 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

When I perform Strauss, it is as if the music fits me like a glove. My voice seems to lie…
When I'm alone at home, I really prefer to listen to Wagner's orchestral music rather than any vocal music. I…
I knew that I could be more creative onstage, to state my own case and deliver my own interpretation of…
I felt that the studio recording process makes you stand still too long.
I grew up in the New Zealand countryside. We didn't have television until I was 14, so sing-alongs were our…
I never had the influence of any other singer in my music, so I sounded like myself all the time.
I'm more confident now than I've ever been. As you get older, you have to be.
The word 'no' is a very good word in a singer's repertoire.
I'm completely in charge of my own life now. Sometimes there's no one there to slap me on the hand…
My energy is undiminished. Someone said to me the other day, 'Are you retired?' and I said, 'Well, I'm just…
I really believe I've been a good person. Not perfect - forget about perfect - but just learning by what…
My children are my children. There's no doubt about that at all. They're very strong towards me, very protective, and…

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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