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Opera Quotes

Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out Picture Quote #1

I don’t limit my taste. There’s some jazz that I like and there’s some opera. I’ve been listening to what was essentially country music, but it crossed over to rock Picture Quote #1

I’ve never had any feeling of disconnection between the classical theater, or the contemporary theater, or musical theater, or the thing that we call opera Picture Quote #1

I want to reach as many people as possible with the message of music, of wonderful opera Picture Quote #1

It is so important for people at a young age to be invited to embrace classical music and opera Picture Quote #1

Opera is one of the most important art forms. It should be listened to and appreciated by everyone Picture Quote #1

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I was interested in opera and it seemed to me that the only possible theatre for contemporary opera would be television. So I started working towards a kind of television kind of opera Picture Quote #1

The opera always loses money. That’s as it should be. Opera has no business making money Picture Quote #1

I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio soap opera actress, but my mother sang Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Let us be clear: I take ten times more money for a concert than for an opera performance Picture Quote #1

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 represented in the media, in film in particular, it is presented as something that is really a special event, whether it’s a great date or something that’s just hugely romantic Picture Quote #1

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It’s necessary to track characters all the way through an opera. If you’re dealing with more than one or two characters, it’s very easy to forget that the others have lives of their own that feed into the story Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

If you have to be in a soap opera try not to get the worst role Picture Quote #1

As far as I was concerned the important thing was that the music was getting the attention as well as me so it was always a great way to get more of the public to connect with classical music, and opera particularly Picture Quote #1

I would just like to say that opera is no longer about fat people in breastplates shattering wine glasses Picture Quote #1

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One of the problems that we face through the media attention that these artists receive is that there has been an awful lot of talk about opera and classical music being elite and being for an elitist group Picture Quote #1

Opera is credible drama now, and it costs less than going to a football match. What have you got to lose? Picture Quote #1

I don’t think an opera house is ever a place that can make you entirely happy Picture Quote #1

The real exertion in the case of an opera singer lies not so much in her singing as in her acting of a role, for nearly every modern opera makes great dramatic and physical demands Picture Quote #1

I’m not going to spend two years on a film or four years on an opera if I don’t feel like I can put my own self into it. That doesn’t mean it has to be about myself Picture Quote #1

As an art form, opera is a rare and remarkable creation. For me, it expresses aspects of the human drama that cannot be expressed in any other way, or certainly not as beautifully Picture Quote #1

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To me, the appeal of opera lies in the fact that a myriad of singers and instruments, each possessed of different qualities of voice and sound, against the backdrop of a grand stage and beautiful costumes, come together in one complete and impressive drama Picture Quote #1

Soap opera wouldn’t be my first choice, but at this point in my life, I would consider a soap. It would allow me to act and still do other things with my life Picture Quote #1

I was on a soap opera before that for three years, where I was the nicest guy on earth Picture Quote #1

Music conveys moods and images. Even in opera, where plots deal with the structure of destiny, it’s music, not words, that provides power Picture Quote #1

Eating, loving, singing, and digesting are, in truth, the four acts of the comic opera known as life, and they pass like bubbles of a bottle of champagne. Whoever lets them break without having enjoyed them is a complete fool Picture Quote #1

I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I’ve sung a lot of different things Picture Quote #1

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Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out (Opera Quotes) I don’t limit my taste. There’s some jazz that I like and there’s some opera. I’ve been listening to what was essentially country music, but it crossed over to rock (Opera Quotes) I’ve never had any feeling of disconnection between the classical theater, or the contemporary theater, or musical theater, or the thing that we call opera (Opera Quotes) I want to reach as many people as possible with the message of music, of wonderful opera (Opera Quotes) It is so important for people at a young age to be invited to embrace classical music and opera (Opera Quotes) Opera is one of the most important art forms. It should be listened to and appreciated by everyone (Opera Quotes) I was interested in opera and it seemed to me that the only possible theatre for contemporary opera would be television. So I started working towards a kind of television kind of opera (Opera Quotes) The opera always loses money. That’s as it should be. Opera has no business making money (Opera Quotes) I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio soap opera actress, but my mother sang (Opera Quotes) 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 (Opera Quotes) Let us be clear: I take ten times more money for a concert than for an opera performance (Opera Quotes) 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 represented in the media, in film in particular, it is presented as something that is really a special event, whether it’s a great date or something that’s just hugely romantic (Opera Quotes) It’s necessary to track characters all the way through an opera. If you’re dealing with more than one or two characters, it’s very easy to forget that the others have lives of their own that feed into the story (Opera Quotes) 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 (Opera Quotes) 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 (Opera Quotes) If you have to be in a soap opera try not to get the worst role (Opera Quotes) As far as I was concerned the important thing was that the music was getting the attention as well as me so it was always a great way to get more of the public to connect with classical music, and opera particularly (Opera Quotes) I would just like to say that opera is no longer about fat people in breastplates shattering wine glasses (Opera Quotes) One of the problems that we face through the media attention that these artists receive is that there has been an awful lot of talk about opera and classical music being elite and being for an elitist group (Opera Quotes) Opera is credible drama now, and it costs less than going to a football match. What have you got to lose? (Opera Quotes) I don’t think an opera house is ever a place that can make you entirely happy (Opera Quotes) The real exertion in the case of an opera singer lies not so much in her singing as in her acting of a role, for nearly every modern opera makes great dramatic and physical demands (Opera Quotes) I’m not going to spend two years on a film or four years on an opera if I don’t feel like I can put my own self into it. That doesn’t mean it has to be about myself (Opera Quotes) As an art form, opera is a rare and remarkable creation. For me, it expresses aspects of the human drama that cannot be expressed in any other way, or certainly not as beautifully (Opera Quotes) To me, the appeal of opera lies in the fact that a myriad of singers and instruments, each possessed of different qualities of voice and sound, against the backdrop of a grand stage and beautiful costumes, come together in one complete and impressive drama (Opera Quotes) Soap opera wouldn’t be my first choice, but at this point in my life, I would consider a soap. It would allow me to act and still do other things with my life (Opera Quotes) I was on a soap opera before that for three years, where I was the nicest guy on earth (Opera Quotes) Music conveys moods and images. Even in opera, where plots deal with the structure of destiny, it’s music, not words, that provides power (Opera Quotes) Eating, loving, singing, and digesting are, in truth, the four acts of the comic opera known as life, and they pass like bubbles of a bottle of champagne. Whoever lets them break without having enjoyed them is a complete fool (Opera Quotes) I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I’ve sung a lot of different things (Opera Quotes)

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