Hell Quote by Robert Lepage

The very beautiful and very touching thing about opera singers is they are very willing to do whatever you want. Unlike actors, who constantly…

— Simon McBurney

Directing an opera is similar to directing a play. The singing must not get in the way of the drama.

— Bruce Beresford

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

But Opera Man, I go, 'Oh, crap! Why didn't I think of that?' Because I could sing fake opera pretty good.

— Jon Lovitz

You don't have to make a grand, exaggerated sound to sing opera.

— Andris Nelsons

The idea is not to have one great singer surrounded by a bunch of nit wits. When the others are good, too, that's when…

— Richard Bonynge

When you are confronted with an opera, you have to keep an eye on everything: the musicians, the chorus, the ballet, the singers, the…

— Placido Domingo

How wonderful opera would be if there were no singers.

— Gioachino Rossini

If you decide to work with the opera world, chances are there are going to be people who resist that.

— Robert Lepage

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

— Roger Allam

When you have the cast, the sets, the lights, an opera takes on its own life. I'm not one of those directors who marches…

— Maximilian Schell

It was my contention that opera can not only pay for itself if it is well given, but it can also command a much…

— Gian Carlo Menotti