Commitment Quote by Roger Allam

But nevertheless, it's music ultimately that matters in opera, and opera is a piece of music reaching out as a vision in sound reaching…

— John Eaton

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

— Andris Nelsons

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 music AND drama. I'm prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time... I can make a pretty tone…

— Beverly Sills

Opera is a key way of talking about life and all the things that are important to people in life.

— Mark Getty

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

Opera is complex for those who perform it, but also for those who listen to it. It takes more time, more patience and more…

— Andrea Bocelli

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

Opera takes the human voice to the absolute limits of what it is capable of doing.

— Jackie Fuchs

To me, the appeal of opera lies in the fact that a myriad of singers and instruments, each possessed of different qualities of voice…

— Junichiro Koizumi

Opera is a beautiful and important diversion for me.

— Luciano Pavarotti

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

— Andrea Davis Pinkney