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

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

Robertson Davies

" An operetta is simply a small and gay opera. "

" Any opera is interesting if the characters are worth seeing. "

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

Gian Carlo Menotti

" Ballet costumes are easier that opera because they are designed for movement. "

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

Placido Domingo

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

Robert Gottlieb

" Directing an opera is similar to directing a play. The singing must not get in the way of the drama. "

Bruce Beresford

" Even in today's opera world, the position of the black tenor is problematic. "

" Even the Beatles lived their lives as a soap opera. "

" Everybody is always in the middle of their own opera. "

" Every movie has the thing it's about, and then, deep down, it has this thing that it's really about. 'Star Wars' is not really about a space opera, action, and the galactic quest. It's about self-doubt. "

" For me, few things are more compelling than watching a great opera. "

David Rubenstein

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

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

Sophie Thompson

" I became a set designer for opera. "

" I became a set designer for opera. I'm a great opera buff, I love classical music, and I needed a time-out. "

" I'd been trained in choral, gospel, and a little bit of opera. "

" I decided I was going to be an opera star. I was about 12. "

" I'd hate this to get out but I really like opera. "

" I did 'Doubt' as a film, a play and an opera. "

John Patrick Shanley

" I'd love to do 'Werther.' It's a great opera, and the music's so beautiful. "

Stephen Costello

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

" I don't find much influence in opera. It was such a different part of me. "

" I don't like reality shows and have never watched them, but I'm addicted to 'Real Housewives' because it's authentic old-time soap opera reborn! "

" I don't like rock opera with back beats. "

" 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. "

" I don't mind what language an opera is sung in so long as it is a language I don't understand. "

Edward Appleton

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

Bruce Beresford

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