Quotes of: Soap-opera Keyword

I don't like the word rock opera, but I'm trying to write on that level that's reserved for plays still, or novels.

Lou Reed

After 'Spelling Bee,' I started landing more jobs... I got 'Candide' at New York City Opera.

Lauren Worsham

It's important that we have the traditional operas and the repertory, but we should also have something new.

Robert Wilson

My parents were opera singers and voice teachers, so growing up, I admired musicians and dancers.

Sandra Bullock

For a while, I couldn't decide whether or not I should pursue singing in the opera or acting. And I'm glad that I chose the latter because I wasn't a very good singer.

Christoph Waltz

The cynical part of the answer is that I expect to see a good deal more space opera, set far enough in the future as to be disconnected from contemporary issues.

John M. Ford

When you have the cast, the sets, the lights, an opera takes on its own life. I'm not one of those directors who marches in with a set of plans.

Maximilian Schell

I conclude that the Wagnerian operas which are already in the repertoire, and other masterworks as well, stand in no further need of my services.

Franz Liszt

Theatre and opera were always the twin kingdoms that I felt I had to conquer, because they were my parents' favorites.

Diane Paulus

Now, all of a sudden, every college and every university has an opera theater. Every little city has its little group.

Gian Carlo Menotti

The English National Opera does have some terrific productions, which are accessible, and they're not too ridiculously expensive.

John Hurt

I wanted to be Whitney Houston at first, and when I started taking voice lessons, my voice teacher kind of geared me more towards opera.

Megan Hilty

I'd love to have the time to learn to sing opera properly rather than bellowing half-formed fragments of melody in exuberant moments.

Tim O'Reilly

I was into opera as a kid - I'd play 'Carmen' and sing and dance. My mom signed me up for a theater group before preschool, and I never looked back.

Nina Arianda

I don't know how much of a market there is for space opera. Just because it's in the movies doesn't mean magazines are buying it.

Octavia E. Butler

I tell you, it is easier to build a grand opera or a city center than to build a personal house.

Alvar Aalto

I'd really been interested in opera when I was about 16, and I really like staging them.

Bruce Beresford

I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I've sung a lot of different things.

Tom Wopat

Art is all about the experience. I could say I don't really relate to opera, but then you watch Placido Domingo, and you go, 'Blimey, look at that.'

David Harewood

One of the things I love about opera is that it's the combination of all the art forms, and certainly the world of fashion is a big deal in it.

Joyce DiDonato

The most widely criticised singers in the history of opera, Maria Callas and Franco Corelli, happen also to be the best singers. I am honoured for being part of their group.

Andrea Bocelli