Quotes by Opera If I felt that one of my operas did not come off I would certainly say so. Carlisle Floyd opera felt ifs When I've seen my operas in Europe, they have always struck me as more American than when I hear them here. I can't tell you what that phenomenon is. Carlisle Floyd phenomenon opera europe The performances of my works in the last 10 years are probably equal to all the previous years put together. There are so many venues now and there is a completely new public for opera that's grown up outside of the traditional core opera public. Carlisle Floyd opera together years Like any other composer of opera, I choose a subject not for polemical reasons, but because it contains vivid characters in highly charged dramatic situations. Carlisle Floyd dramatic-situations opera character What's all this about yanking poor Magnus and Alec back from their vacation?" Isabelle demanded. "They have opera tickets! Cassandra Clare vacation opera tickets We consider Monteverdi the first composer of opera. There was someone before, but everything started with Monteverdi. Cecilia Bartoli composer opera firsts I still the love classic period, but also the baroque period, and even 17th-Century music such as the music of Monteverdi. He's one of the greatest opera composers. He was the one who really started the opera. Cecilia Bartoli opera classic century I ride horseback - arthritic knees permitting - or listen to opera. Sometimes I cook. I used to do needlework, but it's hard on my hands now, so I only do it occasionally, but I like it. And, of course, I read. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro knees opera hands For me, you say the words 'concept record,' and the first thing I think of is theater or the opera or something. Chester Bennington opera records thinking Music in general and lately opera in particular fills my soul with hope and inspiration. China Forbes opera inspiration soul I can go from one extreme to another, from playing at the Sydney Opera House on the Songbook tour to shows with Soundgarden at Voodoo Fest, all in a week. Chris Cornell opera week house Even the Beatles lived their lives as a soap opera. Chris Lowe soap-operas soap opera It's the economics, that's why opera is not dying but gets more and more difficult to put on. Christoph Waltz opera economics dying For a while, I couldn't decide whether or not I should pursue singing in the opera or acting. And I'm glad that I chose the latter because I wasn't a very good singer. Christoph Waltz opera singing acting I did radio, I did television, I did opera, I did films in which I had very, very little to say. But I had a lot of experience in front of the camera, and that's what really counts. Christopher Lee opera cameras television some soap opera, you know, real people pretending to be fake people with made-up problems being watched by real people to forget their real problems. Chuck Palahniuk opera fake-people real My first offer was when I was 12, and it was for a soap opera. And I turned it down because I knew that I was an unformed actor, and I didn't want to develop bad habits. Claire Danes soap opera want The trouble with the opera is there's always to much singing. Claude Debussy opera singing trouble Everyone has their own taste: some like theatre, some don't, some like opera, some don't, some like pantomimes, and some don't. Clive Rowe opera theatre taste I want to do rock operas. Corey Feldman opera rocks want «1234567891011»
