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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

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

— John Eaton

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

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

If I do a play, it's my vision, and everybody else is working on the production to support that. If I do an opera,…

— David Henry Hwang

I am under no illusion that I will ever be the greatest opera composer in the world, with Wagner and Verdi and Strauss before…

— Rufus Wainwright

Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out.

— Gian Carlo Menotti

It's really been enlightening for me to work with composers because I used to think that everything in the music was exactly what the…

— Hilary Hahn

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

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

— Bruce Beresford

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

— Roger Allam

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