Opera Quotes

I was constantly being pushed toward a European ideal of what it means to be a classical or opera singer, let’s say in the Renata Tebaldi mode. I reject that.

– Renee Fleming

Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings.

– Robert Benchley

A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera.

– Robertson Davies

Opera is really fun.

– Renee Fleming

Increasingly, I find myself drawn to classic forms – to Euripides, Shakespeare and grand opera.

– Robert Wilson

A lot of performers don’t want to leave the circuit, the European opera house circuit, partly because most singers don’t sing many concerts, or at least not while they are in their prime.

– Renee Fleming

Dance stories, unlike those in opera, are usually simple.

– Robert Gottlieb

I studied classical opera, so I was always singing in Italian and German and French.

– Wang Leehom

A great opera house isn’t run by a director, but by a great administrator.

– Steven Berkoff

I’m not glamorous, I don’t have a look, I don’t know anything about opera, I have no Italian, and I’m too old.

– Tyne Daly

I love to conduct opera.

– Zubin Mehta

For years, I wasn’t in the least bit interested in opera.

– Simon McBurney

I know I’m an opera singer, but we’re actors, too.

– Sondra Radvanovsky

I enjoy all forms of music – pop, classical and opera.

– Stephen Hawking

I started performing opera when I was 10 years old. I didn’t perform as Zola Jesus until I was probably 18.

– Zola Jesus

I am an opera virgin; I’d far prefer to see a musical such as ‘Guys and Dolls.’

– Sophie Thompson

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