Debut Quote by Kristine Opolais

If I can do concert recitals, adapting the repertoire to my needs, then no problem, that's good enough. But with operas, unless the right…

— Jose Carreras

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

Premiering a new opera is probably one of the hardest things in the world to do, and opening nights of any opera are always…

— Rufus Wainwright

Quite a few operas are still being commissioned around the world, although nothing apart from audience popularity can ensure more than a few performances.

— Bruce Beresford

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

I've done a lot of operas. I've probably done more different kind of operas than anybody.

— Tod Machover

Unfortunately, opera engagements tend to be made five years in advance, and I don't really agree with that.

— Danielle de Niese

I've never been to the opera; I've only seen opera on DVD.

— Gemma Arterton

I'd really been interested in opera when I was about 16, and I really like staging them.

— Bruce Beresford

Opera requires an enormous commitment. You must devote your whole life to producing that extraordinary sound.

— Roger Allam

I seem to write an opera about every 20 years; if you live long enough you can write four operas. I finished my third in 1970.

— Virgil Thomson

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

— Iris Apfel