Art Quote by Renee Fleming

I wouldnt mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera as a ponderous anachronism, almost the equivalent of smoking.

— Frank Lloyd Wright

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

— Carlisle Floyd

I wouldn't mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera as a ponderous anachronism, almost the equivalent of smoking

— Frank Lloyd Wright

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

The more opera is dead, the more it flourishes.

— Slavoj Žižek

Opera is one of the most important art forms. It should be listened to and appreciated by everyone.

— Luciano Pavarotti

One of the things I love about opera is that it's the combination of all the art forms, and certainly the world of fashion…

— Joyce DiDonato

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

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 the ultimate art form. It has singing and music and drama and dance and emotion and story.

— Diane Paulus

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

— Roger Allam

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