Opera Quotes - page 9

I have always felt an excellent rapport ever since my very first concert in Britain at Hampton Court. I have always felt understood. The British understand opera very well. (Andrea Bocelli)
To sing opera, one needs two things: the voice and the passion - and above all, the passion. View quote
Andrea Bocelli
Opera is complex for those who perform it, but also for those who listen to it. It takes more time, more patience and more spirit of sacrifice. All this is well worth it because opera offers such deep sensations that they will remain in a heart for a lifetime. View quote
Andrea Bocelli
An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at the highest possible level, you need to refrain from activities so as to be able to express this power. View quote
Andrea Bocelli
I have always loved music and singing, and I am open to listen to any type of music. Regardless of my mood, my heart is always set racing when I listen to opera. When I decide which music I want to hear, my choice is almost invariably an opera recording. View quote
Andrea Bocelli
When I hear that young people have come to the theater for the first time to listen to opera, I'm very happy. Because it's the same thing that happened to me as a child. When I first heard the tenor voice, I immediately fell in love with this kind of music. View quote
Andrea Bocelli
I know that my passion is for opera, but sometimes I like also to sing songs, because there are many beautiful melodies. View quote
Andrea Bocelli
I change the language with which I use my voice. In opera, I know I have an orchestra behind me; I have to communicate to people very far from me. View quote
Andrea Bocelli
In my iPod, there are many operas, from A to Z. I have 'Aida' and 'Boheme' and 'Butterfly' and 'Cavalleria'. My passion is for opera, but when I'm in the car, I listen to everything. View quote
Andrea Bocelli
The activity of a singer that sings opera is similar to that of an athlete. View quote
Andrea Bocelli
My real passion is for opera. It was born and developed by listening to records, and my dream as a child was to record entire operas when I grew up, and this dream came true. (Andrea Bocelli)
For me, the most enjoyable type of singing is opera. It allows you to move, to wear a costume... to do something with your body. When singing in concert, you have to stand up in front of the audience, next to the conductor, which is less natural. View quote
Andrea Bocelli
More people are listening to opera, and I'm happy - everybody must be given that opportunity. View quote
Andrea Bocelli
Do you think Duke Ellington didn't listen to Debussy? Louis Armstrong loved opera, did you know that? Name me a jazz pianist who wasn't influenced by European music! View quote
Dave Brubeck
I was on the soap opera 'Days of our Lives.' View quote
Ashley Benson
I've never been to the opera; I've only seen opera on DVD. View quote
Gemma Arterton
Opera was the cinema of its time, so to bring back that popular appeal, you just need to unleash its visceral immediacy and excitement. Most productions don't manage that - but when an opera does do it, you never forget it. View quote
Baz Luhrmann
In the '80s, everyone wanted to be in opera. It was groovy. View quote
Baz Luhrmann
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings. View quote
Ed Gardner
At its climaxes this Nazi revolution was always half a Wagner opera. The other half was cunning conspiracy. View quote
Hermann Rauschning
In the 8th Grade I found I had a voice for opera, so I followed that path a little, but my impulse has always been an actor, I have always liked cinema, and let's face it, opera singers are just bad actors! I didn't want to translate myself in that direction. My heroes were people like Spencer Tracy, Bogart, Robert Mitchum, Marvin, Richardson, Caine, all those sort. (Robert Davi)
With the reopening of the school and church, and the building of an opera house, the spirit of these people would have a new light. I think it would please me to see a light at the end of the tunnel after 125 years. View quote
David Woodard
It's quite a famous story that takes place on Christmas Eve, and the Germans, French, and Scottish are trying to make peace one night and they bury their dead and they play football. I play a German opera singer, in German, which I never have so I am really excited about that. View quote
Diane Kruger
I never step upon a stage without asking myself whether I will succeed in finishing the opera. The fact is that a conscientious singer is never sure of himself or of anything. He is ever in the hands of Destiny. View quote
Enrico Caruso
The opera is like a husband with a foreign title - expensive to support, hard to understand and therefore a supreme social challenge. View quote
Cleveland Amory