About Quote by Susanna Phillips

Opera is something you have to educate yourself about. You have to make sure you understand the stories, what was happening politically, socially during…

— Jacob Hashimoto

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

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've never been to the opera; I've only seen opera on DVD.

— Gemma Arterton

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

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

— Robert Lepage

Opera is really fun.

— Renee Fleming

Musical theater tends to be word-driven, whereas opera gives you so much more scope for driving the story with the music.

— Stephen Schwartz

I'm a true opera buff. Operas make the best stories.

— Andrea Davis Pinkney

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

I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. It's a live performance that aligns all of the arts, and when it is…

— Renee Fleming