Advise Quote by Wu Han

It is so important for people at a young age to be invited to embrace classical music and opera.

— Luciano Pavarotti

I never liked opera growing up. I always liked chamber music or solo music even more than orchestral music.

— Tod Machover

Opera should be a place for art forms to meet. I've worked a lot with Peter Gabriel; his music isn't operatic, but he creates…

— Robert Lepage

Every orchestra I know, every opera house I know, is desperately looking around trying to find new talent, new composing talent, supporting young composers,…

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

If I can do concert recitals, adapting the repertoire to my needs, then no problem, that's good enough. But with operas, unless the right…

— Jose Carreras

It is essential to do everything possible to attract young people to opera so they can see that it is not some antiquated art…

— Bruce Beresford

My training in music has been very eclectic - as first a flute player from classical chamber music to jazz, Greek, Brazilian and African…

— Alexandre Desplat

I'd really been interested in opera when I was about 16, and I really like staging them.

— Bruce Beresford

I'm a classically trained opera singer. I thought that was my journey.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I have no desire to become a crossover artiste, singing with microphones. I believe in opera; that it is something that young people would…

— Anna Netrebko

I had classical training but I don't consider myself an opera singer though.

— Emmy Rossum

When I hear that young people have come to the theater for the first time to listen to opera, I'm very happy. Because it's…

— Andrea Bocelli