Hardest Quote by Rufus Wainwright

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

I like the idea of people coming to opera for the first time and finding it an enjoyable experience. I don't like the fact…

— Rory Bremner

Opera is a very stimulating place to work, and I believe it offers the most intense theatrical experience possible.

— Robert Lepage

Sometimes, going to see one opera is hard because you don't know the genre. Good opera is like good wine. There are so many…

— Susanna Phillips

Opera is a beautiful and important diversion for me.

— Luciano Pavarotti

Opera was the cinema of its time, so to bring back that popular appeal, you just need to unleash its visceral immediacy and excitement.…

— Baz Luhrmann

That's opera! I just love it. It just thrills me! And it's very different than theatre, and sometimes it can be frustrating because when…

— Jason Graae

Opera is really fun.

— Renee Fleming

I've always gravitated towards opera, and the Royal Opera House is quite possibly the greatest opera house on earth.

— Rufus Wainwright

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

I had been warned by other directors that opera is hell. The singers don't want to do what you want.

— Robert Lepage

I want to carve out a serious period of time to focus on the next opera without any distractions. And to do that you…

— Rufus Wainwright