Boy -girl Quote by Susan Wiggs

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

I know the world of opera so intimately: historical sweep, sharply defined characters, not too rational an explanation of what's going on. It's a…

— James A. Michener

People's reaction to opera the first time they hear it is extreme...They either love it or they hate it. If they love it, they…

— Richard Gere

People's reactions to opera the first time they see it is very dramatic; they either love it or they hate it. If they love…

— J. F. Lawton

When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match.

— Bruce Beresford

The point of opera is that people are moved by the emotions and music.

— Alexander McCall Smith

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

Not German, I beg your majesty. Italian is the proper language for opera. All educated people agree on that.

— Anonymous

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

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

I have never heard enough classical music to be able to enjoy it; & the simple truth is, I detest it. Not mildly, but…

— Mark Twain

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