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    I'd like to see a nude opera, because when they hit those high notes, I bet you can really see it in those genitals

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I wouldn't mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera as a ponderous anachronism, almost read more

I wouldn't mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera as a ponderous anachronism, almost the equivalent of smoking

by Frank Lloyd Wright Found in: Opera Quotes,
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Opera stars know that biology is destiny. Sometime in their 50s or early 60s, the powerful, flexible and ultimately mysterious read more

Opera stars know that biology is destiny. Sometime in their 50s or early 60s, the powerful, flexible and ultimately mysterious instrument that has been the source of their artistry frays, cracks and disappears.

by Michael Walsh Found in: Opera Quotes,
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Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings

Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings

by Ed Gardner Found in: Opera Quotes,
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Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out.

Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out.

by Gian Carlo Menotti Found in: Opera Quotes,
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An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in read more

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.

by Maria Callas Found in: Opera Quotes,
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Critics complained it wasn't opera, it wasn't a musical. You give someone something delicious to eat and they complain because read more

Critics complained it wasn't opera, it wasn't a musical. You give someone something delicious to eat and they complain because they have no name for it.

by Rouben Mamoulian Found in: Opera Quotes,
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Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of
bleeding, he sings.

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

by Ed Gardner Found in: Opera Quotes,
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Give me a laundry-list and I'll set it to music.

Give me a laundry-list and I'll set it to music.

by Gioacchino Rossini Found in: Opera Quotes,
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But to me the actual sound of the words is all important; I feel always that the words complete the read more

But to me the actual sound of the words is all important; I feel always that the words complete the music and must never be swallowed up in it.

by Lotte Lehmann Found in: Opera Quotes,
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