Dad Quote by Tom Waits

I'm an opera lover.

— Bruno Sammartino

“I like your opera - I think I will set it to music”

— Ludwig van Beethoven

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

— Andrea Davis Pinkney

“Pretend you're not alone, Like you are center stage on Broadway. 'Cause when you're on your own a little opera goes a long way.”

— Sky Sailing Adam Young

Growing up, my dad took me to the opera.

— Ava Max

My stepfather was quite into opera, but he'd play it when he was in a bad mood, so you'd hear this boom through the…

— Sam Taylor-Johnson

I love to conduct opera.

— Zubin Mehta

I felt that I really couldn't be creative with opera. You're supposed to sound this way here. You're supposed to crescendo here. You're supposed…

— Alex Winston

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

— Mark Getty

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

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

— Roger Allam

“If you don't think it took a man to sit here, and stay awake, during nearly an hour of opera, baby, you better think…

— Nora Roberts