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Opera Quotes

As a child, I was always making sound; it was a compulsion. I loved to scream and yell and sing; it freed me from all the thoughts in my head. I begged for opera lessons because opera singing is the most formidable, most emotional way to use your voice Picture Quote #1

True expression is hard when performing opera. The problem is that opera relies on the dramatic context of the piece. It can be interpreted and represented, but there are guidelines; there is a vocabulary within the pieces that you must know objectively and reflect Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Music has always played a big part in my life and, believe it or not, in my soap opera career Picture Quote #1

I tend to sing opera and showtunes in the shower. I don’t know why, but when I get in the shower I turn into this big fat opera lady Picture Quote #1

When you are confronted with an opera, you have to keep an eye on everything: the musicians, the chorus, the ballet, the singers, the staging Picture Quote #1

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Museums just seem to have this borrowed cachet-if I want to seem cultural, I will design something cultural. I resist the idea that culture is only opera houses or theatres. Culture is your entire life around you: toilets, the bus, the kerb or the dump where you drag your waste. Culture has come to mean the arts, but it’s swimming pools as well Picture Quote #1

As a teenager I studied opera, believe it or not. But I just couldn’t catch on to it Picture Quote #1

My mother was into opera and my father was into jazz, so there was a lot of jazz in the house where I grew up Picture Quote #1

I wish the opera was every night. It is, of all entertainments, the sweetest and most delightful. Some of the songs seemed to melt my very soul Picture Quote #1

When the story is good enough, people can watch something three times the length of an opera Picture Quote #1

If I’m going to go to the opera, I want to see the costumes and the melodrama Picture Quote #1

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Im just a normal person. Its not like I come home and think about opera. My thoughts are about completely other things. Shoes! Dresses! Expensive ones: with a pretty silhouette, beautiful fabrics Picture Quote #1

Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice Picture Quote #1

You could probably prove, by judicious use of logarithms and congruent triangles, that real life is a lot more like soap opera than most people will admit Picture Quote #1

I think it’s important to have a blend just as we need to have by the way a mix of different opera companies and different arts companies Picture Quote #1

Musicians ought to reclaim some of the power in the houses of production. The opera houses are run either by managers or by stage directors, never by musicians Picture Quote #1

I’m not very well organized unless I’m plugged into a structure like the opera or a movie. When I’m doing that, I have to be organized Picture Quote #1

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My mom was an opera singer, and she gave up her career to raise a family. But she also taught my sisters how to sing Picture Quote #1

The most lively fancy aided by the strongest description cannot equal the reality of the opera Picture Quote #1

I love comedy and drama equally and music too. I just sort of follow my nose to whatever seems really exciting at the time. Eventually, I might want to do a rock opera Picture Quote #1

It’s the economics, that’s why opera is not dying but gets more and more difficult to put on Picture Quote #1

I have the absolute utmost respect for soap opera actors now. They work harder than any actor I know in any other medium. And they don’t get very much approbation for it Picture Quote #1

My dad became a soap opera actor, and I was an extra in a skating rink scene on the soap. I didn’t audition. It was nepotism all the way Picture Quote #1

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People are wrong when they say opera is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what’s wrong with it Picture Quote #1

We’re a very expensive group; we break a lot of rules. It’s unheard of to combine opera with a rock theme, my dear Picture Quote #1

Because, in opera, I have to sing for people that are very far from me, instead of, when I sing a song, I try to imagine to sing like in an ear of a child Picture Quote #1

Hey yogurt, if you’re so cultured, how come I never see you at the opera? Picture Quote #1

An opera may be allowed to be extravagantly lavish in its decorations, as its only design is to gratify the senses and keep up an indolent attention in the audience Picture Quote #1

My family were symphonic musicians and in the opera. Also, it was my era, the love of radio. We used to listen to the radio at night, close our eyes and see movies far more beautiful than you can photograph Picture Quote #1

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As a child, I was always making sound; it was a compulsion. I loved to scream and yell and sing; it freed me from all the thoughts in my head. I begged for opera lessons because opera singing is the most formidable, most emotional way to use your voice (Opera Quotes) True expression is hard when performing opera. The problem is that opera relies on the dramatic context of the piece. It can be interpreted and represented, but there are guidelines; there is a vocabulary within the pieces that you must know objectively and reflect (Opera Quotes) 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 (Opera Quotes) Music has always played a big part in my life and, believe it or not, in my soap opera career (Opera Quotes) I tend to sing opera and showtunes in the shower. I don’t know why, but when I get in the shower I turn into this big fat opera lady (Opera Quotes) When you are confronted with an opera, you have to keep an eye on everything: the musicians, the chorus, the ballet, the singers, the staging (Opera Quotes) Museums just seem to have this borrowed cachet-if I want to seem cultural, I will design something cultural. I resist the idea that culture is only opera houses or theatres. Culture is your entire life around you: toilets, the bus, the kerb or the dump where you drag your waste. Culture has come to mean the arts, but it’s swimming pools as well (Opera Quotes) As a teenager I studied opera, believe it or not. But I just couldn’t catch on to it (Opera Quotes) My mother was into opera and my father was into jazz, so there was a lot of jazz in the house where I grew up (Opera Quotes) I wish the opera was every night. It is, of all entertainments, the sweetest and most delightful. Some of the songs seemed to melt my very soul (Opera Quotes) When the story is good enough, people can watch something three times the length of an opera (Opera Quotes) If I’m going to go to the opera, I want to see the costumes and the melodrama (Opera Quotes) Im just a normal person. Its not like I come home and think about opera. My thoughts are about completely other things. Shoes! Dresses! Expensive ones: with a pretty silhouette, beautiful fabrics (Opera Quotes) Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice (Opera Quotes) You could probably prove, by judicious use of logarithms and congruent triangles, that real life is a lot more like soap opera than most people will admit (Opera Quotes) I think it’s important to have a blend just as we need to have by the way a mix of different opera companies and different arts companies (Opera Quotes) Musicians ought to reclaim some of the power in the houses of production. The opera houses are run either by managers or by stage directors, never by musicians (Opera Quotes) I’m not very well organized unless I’m plugged into a structure like the opera or a movie. When I’m doing that, I have to be organized (Opera Quotes) My mom was an opera singer, and she gave up her career to raise a family. But she also taught my sisters how to sing (Opera Quotes) The most lively fancy aided by the strongest description cannot equal the reality of the opera (Opera Quotes) I love comedy and drama equally and music too. I just sort of follow my nose to whatever seems really exciting at the time. Eventually, I might want to do a rock opera (Opera Quotes) It’s the economics, that’s why opera is not dying but gets more and more difficult to put on (Opera Quotes) I have the absolute utmost respect for soap opera actors now. They work harder than any actor I know in any other medium. And they don’t get very much approbation for it (Opera Quotes) My dad became a soap opera actor, and I was an extra in a skating rink scene on the soap. I didn’t audition. It was nepotism all the way (Opera Quotes) People are wrong when they say opera is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what’s wrong with it (Opera Quotes) We’re a very expensive group; we break a lot of rules. It’s unheard of to combine opera with a rock theme, my dear (Opera Quotes) Because, in opera, I have to sing for people that are very far from me, instead of, when I sing a song, I try to imagine to sing like in an ear of a child (Opera Quotes) Hey yogurt, if you’re so cultured, how come I never see you at the opera? (Opera Quotes) An opera may be allowed to be extravagantly lavish in its decorations, as its only design is to gratify the senses and keep up an indolent attention in the audience (Opera Quotes) My family were symphonic musicians and in the opera. Also, it was my era, the love of radio. We used to listen to the radio at night, close our eyes and see movies far more beautiful than you can photograph (Opera Quotes)

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