Composer Quote by Rufus Wainwright

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

If I can't do an opera as well as most people, I won't do it at all. I don't want to touch Wagner because…

— Richard Bonynge

People who know me as a hard-core rocker who positively despises musicals might be surprised to find that I am a huge fan of…

— Jackie Fuchs

If I can do concert recitals, adapting the repertoire to my needs, then no problem, that's good enough. But with operas, unless the right…

— Jose Carreras

I love musicals; I love the ballet, opera, the circus. It's all performance to me.

— Ian Mckellen

Well, the very best operas are the ones written by the very best composers.

— John Eaton

I'm open to the idea of doing more musicals if it's one that I really enjoy.

— Oscar Isaac

I wish I could write librettos for the rest of my life. It is the purest of human pleasures, a heavenly hermaphroditism of being…

— Sylvia Townsend Warner

I was always drawn to Broadway musicals, and obviously composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin and Porter were writing music that I found wildly impressive.

— Marvin Hamlisch

I don't know what draws these other composers to opera, but for me, it's just this incredibly rich medium for storytelling. And no matter…

— Stephen Schwartz

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

— Roger Allam

I love musicals more than anything.

— Matthew Broderick