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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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Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.

Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.

by Hannah More Found in: Opera Quotes, Sin Quotes,
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I seem to write an opera about every 20 years; if you live long enough you can write four operas. read more

I seem to write an opera about every 20 years; if you live long enough you can write four operas. I finished my third in 1970.

by Virgil Thomson Found in: Opera Quotes,
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If you can sell green toothpaste in this country, you can sell opera.

If you can sell green toothpaste in this country, you can sell opera.

by Sarah Caldwell 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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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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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: the graveyard of melody

Opera: the graveyard of melody

by Lord Harewood 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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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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