Quotes for All
Goodness gracious me,” exclaimed Alexia, “what are you wearing? It looks like the unfortunate progeny of an illicit union between a pair of binoculars and some opera glasses. What on earth are they called, binocticals, spectaculars?” The earl snorted his amusement and then tried to pretend he hadn’t. “How about glassicals?” he suggested, apparently unable … Read more
When you are up close to an opera singer, hearing this incredible volume of noise coming from a human being – its beyond belief. Eve Best
All My Children’ taught me a great work ethic; you work so hard on a soap opera! Eva LaRue
All My Children taught me a great work ethic; you work so hard on a soap opera! It is a good way to start in the business, get success without getting a big head and learn your craft. Eva LaRue
Because I have conducted my own operas and love sheep-dogs; because I generally dress in tweeds, and sometimes, at winter afternoon concerts, have even conducted in them; because I was a militant suffragette and seized a chance of beating time to The March of the Women from the window of my cell in Holloway Prison … Read more
I tend to sing opera and showtunes in the shower. I don’t know why, but when I get in the shower I turn into this big fat opera lady. Ester Dean
Every orchestra I know, every opera house I know, is desperately looking around trying to find new talent, new composing talent, supporting young composers, supporting new ideas, supporting new ways of getting the message across. Esa-Pekka Salonen
Opera is a musical scenery, a musical atmosphere in which the characters move and talk. Erik Satie
My dream is to be played everywhere, not only at the Opera. Erik Satie
Growing up female in America. What a liability! You grew up with your ears full of cosmetic ads, love songs, advice columns, whoreoscopes, Hollywood gossip, and moral dilemmas on the level of TV soap operas. What litanies the advertisers of the good life chanted at you! What curious catechisms! Erica Jong