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Opera Quotes

Ironically, that was quite a bit of the appeal of Rumours. It’s equally interesting on a musical level and as a soap opera Picture Quote #1

Many years ago I was in another soap opera called The Newcomers which was on twice a week for three years. I really don’t think I could do another stint like that again Picture Quote #1

Music - opera particularly - is a process which is endurable or successful only if it is achieved by people who love to collaborate Picture Quote #1

What opera isn’t violent? Two things happen, violence and love. And other than that, name something else. You can’t Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’ve always enjoyed playing a little left of center characters. Otherwise I’d be on a soap opera Picture Quote #1

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I’ve been singing my whole life, since I was a kid; but never formally as a career. I did it in plays when I was younger, and I sang all styles of music: everything from Italian opera to blues Picture Quote #1

You’re just being cryptic again. It’s like soap opera sex. Lots of boring dialogue and when they finally do go to bed, everything’s dark and covered by blankets Picture Quote #1

I was raised with opera and very white-bread folk music like The Kingston Trio. That was about as daring as it got. So when I discovered hip-hop as a teenager, at first it made no sense to me at all Picture Quote #1

I never liked opera growing up. I always liked chamber music or solo music even more than orchestral music Picture Quote #1

I’ve always gravitated towards opera, and the Royal Opera House is quite possibly the greatest opera house on earth Picture Quote #1

I don’t mind what language an opera is sung in so long as it is a language I don’t understand Picture Quote #1

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It’s the perfect environment for prayer. Chanting in Greek is like a beautiful opera, but way better Picture Quote #1

My grandmother was this unbelievably smart, phenomenally cool woman and [soap operas] were just always on in her house. I just realized that I live in a soap opera, and it’s awesome Picture Quote #1

I am a middle-aged opera queen in loafers that makes out I am a 16 year old death metal skater... It’s all fake! My hair is fake, my body is fake and my teeth are kind of fake Picture Quote #1

If you’re a young artist, wondering what to call yourself, consider ‘multimedia artist.’ It’s so vague. Then, no one can say, ‘Hey, how come you’re a jazz person, and you’re making a pop opera? Picture Quote #1

I listen to lots of music, especially Bach, opera (all periods), German lieder, chamber music, and rock, old and new. I can’t listen to music while I write. It’s too absorbing Picture Quote #1

If I had the money, I would love to open up a movie theater that just played images and colors and beautiful music. For me, there’s nothing like listening to a beautiful opera sometimes - on a record or seeing it live - just to be sleepy and let those beautiful voices take me somewhere I’ve never been before Picture Quote #1

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There’s the beauty of the stage. I don’t like filmed theater or opera because you’re kind of playing soccer in a hockey game. Either or, they don’t do justice to the media and you end up with a hybrid that is purely sensationalistic. Opera is a very theatrical medium that should be seen on a stage with the musicians in the pit in the audience Picture Quote #1

In the eighth grade I found I had a voice for opera, so I followed that path a little, but my impulse has always been an actor. I have always liked cinema, and let’s face it, opera singers are just bad actors! I didn’t want to translate myself in that direction Picture Quote #1

We became spear carriers in a great televised opera. We were props in a show. I always felt we should have joined Actors Equity Picture Quote #1

Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew up with classical music and jazz in the home all the time Picture Quote #1

I would like to see more African-American singers as part of our opera companies. If you take music and the arts out of the public schools, then you’re going to lose a lot of people that you might have discovered were talented, very early Picture Quote #1

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I’ve left the opera house Picture Quote #1

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I love the way Monteverdi’s opera embodies the triumph of evil love in such a luscious way. The closing love duet is just pure amoral, liquid passion. The Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment sound great in the Albert Hall, and the Glyndebourne cast is fabulous Picture Quote #1

I remember watching the Three Tenors at the World Cup in 1990, and it was amazing. They made opera accessible to the man in the street Picture Quote #1

Ask most kids about details about Auschwitz or about how the American Indians were assassinated as a people and they don’t know anything about it. They don’t want to know anything. Most people just want their beer or their soap opera or their lullaby Picture Quote #1

I was emotionally and physically punched in the stomach. This is not a place where you go and deliver the lines and then you come back. It’s kind of a life-changing experience. But it can’t get better than this for any actor - this is like an opera Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Many years ago I was in another soap opera called The Newcomers which was on twice a week for three years. I really don’t think I could do another stint like that again Picture Quote #1

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Ironically, that was quite a bit of the appeal of Rumours. It’s equally interesting on a musical level and as a soap opera (Opera Quotes) Many years ago I was in another soap opera called The Newcomers which was on twice a week for three years. I really don’t think I could do another stint like that again (Opera Quotes) Music - opera particularly - is a process which is endurable or successful only if it is achieved by people who love to collaborate (Opera Quotes) What opera isn’t violent? Two things happen, violence and love. And other than that, name something else. You can’t (Opera Quotes) 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 (Opera Quotes) I’ve always enjoyed playing a little left of center characters. Otherwise I’d be on a soap opera (Opera Quotes) I’ve been singing my whole life, since I was a kid; but never formally as a career. I did it in plays when I was younger, and I sang all styles of music: everything from Italian opera to blues (Opera Quotes) You’re just being cryptic again. It’s like soap opera sex. Lots of boring dialogue and when they finally do go to bed, everything’s dark and covered by blankets (Opera Quotes) I was raised with opera and very white-bread folk music like The Kingston Trio. That was about as daring as it got. So when I discovered hip-hop as a teenager, at first it made no sense to me at all (Opera Quotes) I never liked opera growing up. I always liked chamber music or solo music even more than orchestral music (Opera Quotes) I’ve always gravitated towards opera, and the Royal Opera House is quite possibly the greatest opera house on earth (Opera Quotes) I don’t mind what language an opera is sung in so long as it is a language I don’t understand (Opera Quotes) It’s the perfect environment for prayer. Chanting in Greek is like a beautiful opera, but way better (Opera Quotes) My grandmother was this unbelievably smart, phenomenally cool woman and [soap operas] were just always on in her house. I just realized that I live in a soap opera, and it’s awesome (Opera Quotes) I am a middle-aged opera queen in loafers that makes out I am a 16 year old death metal skater... It’s all fake! My hair is fake, my body is fake and my teeth are kind of fake (Opera Quotes) If you’re a young artist, wondering what to call yourself, consider ‘multimedia artist.’ It’s so vague. Then, no one can say, ‘Hey, how come you’re a jazz person, and you’re making a pop opera? (Opera Quotes) I listen to lots of music, especially Bach, opera (all periods), German lieder, chamber music, and rock, old and new. I can’t listen to music while I write. It’s too absorbing (Opera Quotes) If I had the money, I would love to open up a movie theater that just played images and colors and beautiful music. For me, there’s nothing like listening to a beautiful opera sometimes - on a record or seeing it live - just to be sleepy and let those beautiful voices take me somewhere I’ve never been before (Opera Quotes) There’s the beauty of the stage. I don’t like filmed theater or opera because you’re kind of playing soccer in a hockey game. Either or, they don’t do justice to the media and you end up with a hybrid that is purely sensationalistic. Opera is a very theatrical medium that should be seen on a stage with the musicians in the pit in the audience (Opera Quotes) In the eighth grade I found I had a voice for opera, so I followed that path a little, but my impulse has always been an actor. I have always liked cinema, and let’s face it, opera singers are just bad actors! I didn’t want to translate myself in that direction (Opera Quotes) We became spear carriers in a great televised opera. We were props in a show. I always felt we should have joined Actors Equity (Opera Quotes) Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew up with classical music and jazz in the home all the time. (Opera Quotes) I would like to see more African-American singers as part of our opera companies. If you take music and the arts out of the public schools, then you’re going to lose a lot of people that you might have discovered were talented, very early. (Opera Quotes) An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I’ve left the opera house. (Opera Quotes) I love the way Monteverdi’s opera embodies the triumph of evil love in such a luscious way. The closing love duet is just pure amoral, liquid passion. The Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment sound great in the Albert Hall, and the Glyndebourne cast is fabulous. (Opera Quotes) I remember watching the Three Tenors at the World Cup in 1990, and it was amazing. They made opera accessible to the man in the street. (Opera Quotes) Ask most kids about details about Auschwitz or about how the American Indians were assassinated as a people and they don’t know anything about it. They don’t want to know anything. Most people just want their beer or their soap opera or their lullaby. (Opera Quotes) I was emotionally and physically punched in the stomach. This is not a place where you go and deliver the lines and then you come back. It’s kind of a life-changing experience. But it can’t get better than this for any actor - this is like an opera. (Opera Quotes) 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. (Opera Quotes) Many years ago I was in another soap opera called The Newcomers which was on twice a week for three years. I really don’t think I could do another stint like that again. (Opera Quotes)

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