Quotes of: Opera-singer Keyword

Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.

Moliere

I love musicals; I love the ballet, opera, the circus. It's all performance to me.

Ian Mckellen

Opera is given so little attention in the national press.

Carlisle Floyd

Mostly what I listen to when I turn on my little iPod is opera.

Joan Baez

The dictatorship is like an aria that never becomes an opera.

Emilia Pardo Bazán

It's much easier for me to be silly than it is to be serious on soap opera.

Doug Davidson

I'd love to come to Australia. I'd love to walk about the Sydney Opera House.

Nik Wallenda

I love classical music and often listen to symphonies or opera in the morning.

William Mapother

The point of opera is that people are moved by the emotions and music.

Alexander McCall Smith

The music of the most popular operas is so highly esteemed, it can stand endless revivals.

Bruce Beresford

To sing opera, one needs two things: the voice and the passion - and above all, the passion.

Andrea Bocelli

Science fiction is for real, space opera is for fun.

Brian W. Aldiss

Alvy Singer: In 1942 I had already discovered women. [Young Alvy kisses girl in school] Alvy's Classmate: Yecch. He kissed me, he kissed me. Yecch. Miss Reed: That's the second time this month. Step up here. Alvy at 9: What'd I do? Miss Reed: Step up...

Annie Hall

When I lost the use of my hi-hat and bass drum legs, I became basically a singer. I was a drummer who did a bit of singing, and then I became a singer who did a bit of percussion.

Robert Wyatt

In my early life, I was a professional folk singer. I used to sing on the national television and radio in Canada. Nobody knows that - but now I've said it, haven't I? I'm strictly a shower singer at the minute.

Mary Gordon

If somebody says 'singer-songwriter' to me, the first person I think of is James Taylor. There are plenty of modern singer-songwriters, but there is something about James Taylor that has always resonated with me.

Zachary Levi

It is so important for people at a young age to be invited to embrace classical music and opera.

Luciano Pavarotti

Opera is one of the most important art forms. It should be listened to and appreciated by everyone.

Luciano Pavarotti

What is robbing a bank compared to founding one?

The Threepenny Opera

Opera in English is, in the main, just about as sensible as baseball in Italian.

H. L. Mencken

But I won't deprive myself of singing opera as long as my voice follows.

Placido Domingo