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Opera House Quotes

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house. Maria Callas
The number of opera houses around the world and the high attendance rates show that opera an art form that is more popular than ever. Bruce Beresford
One of the most wonderful memories in my life was when I sang at the Opera House in Sydney. I will never forget that. It is one of the most beautiful Houses I have ever sung in my life. Nana Mouskouri
I remember to this day how easily I could grasp what he called his tentative ideas when he talked about the architectural style of the capitalist era, a subject which he said had fascinated him since his own student days, speaking in particular of the compulsive sense of order and the tendency towards monumentalism evident in law courts and penal institutions, railway stations and stock exchanges, opera houses and lunatic asylums, and the dwelling built to rectangular grid patterns for the... W. G. Sebald
I performed in Sydney some years ago for the Sydney Festival and I am just so pleased to be returning to the wonderful Sydney Opera House and also performing in Melbourne for the first time. Lesley Garrett
Renee Fleming quote: "I want to get out of the major opera houses."
I want to get out of the major opera houses. Renee Fleming
A lot of performers don't want to leave the circuit, the European opera house circuit, partly because most singers don't sing many concerts, or at least not while they are in their prime. Renee Fleming
And what unity is to be had, at a time when orchestras are dying out, and when opera houses are about to close their doors; what's going to come next - when nothing new in music, for the orchestra, is truly lasting: pieces are performed once, and then they're thrown away. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Richard H. Davis quote: "Wednesday a junior came to me, and told me I was to be hazed..."
Wednesday a junior came to me, and told me I was to be hazed as I left the Opera House Friday night. Richard H. Davis
I can go from one extreme to another, from playing at the Sydney Opera House on the Songbook tour to shows with Soundgarden at Voodoo Fest, all in a week. Chris Cornell
People think top singers are overpaid, but opera houses have a top fee, which is a good thing. Of course concerts are different- everyone wants to make as much money as possible. Bryn Terfel
People may have thought that we changed a lot. I don't think we came in with that intention. Certain things I can't stomach. But I tried to be as collegial as possible. When you sign that contract, you're tied to that opera house to try your best. But every different team will play with a different intensity. Bryn Terfel
Nik Wallenda quote: "I'd love to come to Australia. I'd love to walk about the..."
I'd love to come to Australia. I'd love to walk about the Sydney Opera House. Nik Wallenda
Bernard Haitink quote: "I don't think an opera house is ever a place that can make you..."
I don't think an opera house is ever a place that can make you entirely happy. Bernard Haitink
At the moment I'm enjoying a new challenge at the Royal Opera House, but I'm also keen to pursue my interest in television and particularly in science. Deborah Bull

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