Quotes by Opera A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera. Robertson Davies mere opera world For more than 13,000 days on the run, my life was a soap opera. Ronald Biggs soap opera running I never socialized with singers. It's very dangerous if you work with opera... I don't think that in 30 years a singer has entered my apartment. Rudolf Bing opera years thinking The opera always loses money. That's as it should be. Opera has no business making money. Rudolf Bing opera making-money should Prima Donna is my kind of love song to opera but it's not the full experience. Rufus Wainwright opera kind song Premiering a new opera is probably one of the hardest things in the world to do, and opening nights of any opera are always pretty stressful. Rufus Wainwright opera night world My greatest experiences in the theatre and the most religious experiences in my life - of which going to the opera is one for me - have been with the Romantic composers' repertoire: it's Wagner, it's Strauss, Verdi, Puccini. That era gets me every time. Rufus Wainwright opera theatre religious 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 really about being transported and completely swept away by a romantic notion. Rufus Wainwright opera real needs For better or worse, I've always been curious musically. Whether it's opera or Judy Garland or pop, I've deliberately sought those things out. I've never wanted to do the same things over and over. Some think I've accomplished what I set out to do, and others consider me a dilettante. Rufus Wainwright curious opera thinking I've always gravitated towards opera, and the Royal Opera House is quite possibly the greatest opera house on earth. Rufus Wainwright opera earth house I want to carve out a serious period of time to focus on the next opera without any distractions. And to do that you need money. Rufus Wainwright opera focus needs I am under no illusion that I will ever be the greatest opera composer in the world, with Wagner and Verdi and Strauss before me. I think my work could fit very nicely into musicals, though. Rufus Wainwright opera world thinking I was nostalgic even as a young man. Preferred listening to Opera not Bing Crossby. Ruskin Bond opera listening men I enjoy listening to opera at home, occasionally, but I would much rather see it than just listen to it. Sam Waterston opera listening home A resolution to attend theatres or operas is an absolute disqualification for Holy Orders. Samuel Wilberforce opera theatre order Music - opera particularly - is a process which is endurable or successful only if it is achieved by people who love to collaborate. Sarah Caldwell opera successful people If you approach an opera as though it were something that always went a certain way, that's what you get. I approach an opera as though I didn't know it. Sarah Caldwell opera certain way Opera is everything rolled into one - music, theater, the dance, color and voices and theatrical illusions. Sarah Caldwell opera voice color I'd like to direct more operas. Simon Callow opera direct I’m turning into an old woman. Might as well start knitting and bitching about soap operas, gas prices, and rude drivers.” – Sundown Sherrilyn Kenyon knitting opera rude «56789101112131415»
