Life Quote by Stephen Sondheim

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

— Mark Getty

Opera is full of trappings that make us go away from being human. You can't let them do that. You can't walk like you're…

— Charles Nelson Reilly

“I like opera just fine; it’s people I wanted to get away from.” As”

— Anne McCaffrey

My passion for opera-the eternal truth of drama through music-has grown, while my interest in performance has diminished. Which is perhaps as good a…

— Lord Harewood

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 wouldn't mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera as a ponderous anachronism, almost the equivalent of smoking

— Frank Lloyd Wright

Opera is a beautiful and important diversion for me.

— Luciano Pavarotti

“Opera's not for everyone, especially at these prices.”

— Joseph McElroy

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

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

— Roger Allam

I wouldnt mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera as a ponderous anachronism, almost the equivalent of smoking.

— Frank Lloyd Wright