Adore Quote by Maurice Sendak

A man like Verdi must write like Verdi.

— Giuseppe Verdi

I thought that if I were going into old age I would want to do what [Giuseppe] Verdi did, which is to write extraordinary…

— Maurice Sendak

I'll write three operas - one for Verdi, one for Puccini, and one for Bellini.

— Mikis Theodorakis

I am an arrogant and impatient listener, but in the case of a few composers, a very few, when I hear a work I…

— Benjamin Britten

I love music, especially classical like Verdi; it's a great way to relax.

— David Suchet

A whole new world of Italian music was springing up, and [Giuseppe] Verdi was seen as old. Boito got Verdi all excited about the…

— Maurice Sendak

My greatest experiences in the theatre and the most religious experiences in my life - of which going to the opera is one for…

— Rufus Wainwright

“Leaping and looping with his little striped friends, verdi laughed and said "I may be big and very green, but I'm still me!”

— Janell Cannon

I'm an opera lover.

— Bruno Sammartino

I was at La Fenice opera house back in 1991 with friends, and we started talking about a conductor whom none of us liked.…

— Donna Leon

Opera once was an important social instrument - especially in Italy. With Rossini and Verdi, people were listening to opera together and having the…

— Luciano Berio

“She's sweet on Wagner. I think she'd die for Beethoven. she loves the way Puccini lays down a tune, and Verdi's always creeping from…

— Electric Light Orchestra