Bruce Beresford Quotes

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.

Opera is one of the most important art forms. It should be listened to and appreciated by everyone.

I have no desire to become a crossover artiste, singing with microphones. I believe in opera; that it is something that young people would love if they had a chance to hear it.

Music and opera are a big part of my life.

It seems to me opera is just as relevant as an expressive art as anything else.

Opera is the original marriage of words and music, and there's a theatre element, a dramatic element. It's right up my alley.

I'm an opera lover.

My worry is that opera will become an historic art form as opposed to a living, breathing thing.

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

I love opera so much. I would never go back to doing it, but I love to listen - I'm grateful for it.

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.

Opera is really fun.

Opera is the most complete art form. It includes drama, acting, technology (lighting), art (the sets), dance, and the epitome of the human voices. But mostly, go for the glorious music. The arts are crucial to the life of every community.

I think the opera is one of the great cultural jewels of Los Angeles.

Any opera is interesting if the characters are worth seeing.

The opera in Los Angeles is excellent.

I saw a lot of operas from backstage and watched a lot of rehearsals - my parents were singers.

I love Massenet - 'Manon' had been a wonderful role for me - and the music he wrote for 'Thais' is quite enjoyable and not terribly demanding in a vocal sense.

Growing up, my dad took me to the opera.

As an art form, opera is a rare and remarkable creation. For me, it expresses aspects of the human drama that cannot be expressed in any other way, or certainly not as beautifully.

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.

I've always gravitated towards opera, and the Royal Opera House is quite possibly the greatest opera house on earth.

I love opera, I love writing for the voice, I love telling stories with music.

In the '80s, everyone wanted to be in opera. It was groovy.

Opera is the ultimate art form. It has singing and music and drama and dance and emotion and story.