Also Quote by Robert Wilson

My operas usually come from musical ideas rather than ideas about subject matter.

— Harrison Birtwistle

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

— Luciano Pavarotti

Opera is the original marriage of words and music, and there's a theatre element, a dramatic element. It's right up my alley.

— Shane Koyczan

The music of the most popular operas is so highly esteemed, it can stand endless revivals.

— Bruce Beresford

It is essential to do everything possible to attract young people to opera so they can see that it is not some antiquated art…

— Bruce Beresford

I'd like to direct more operas.

— Simon Callow

My worry is that opera will become an historic art form as opposed to a living, breathing thing.

— Renee Fleming

As the director of an opera, it is my responsibility to unify the style of the particular performance, but one can certainly approach the…

— Sarah Caldwell

I'm a true opera buff. Operas make the best stories.

— Andrea Davis Pinkney

What is needed in the theater, in fact for all our art forms, is a vibrant critical tradition.

— F. Sionil Jose

In my view, the operas of Carlisle Floyd will find a place in the permanent repertoire.

— Bruce Beresford

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