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    Opera stars know that biology is destiny. Sometime in their 50s or early 60s, the powerful, flexible and ultimately mysterious instrument that has been the source of their artistry frays, cracks and disappears.

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Give me a laundry-list and I'll set it to music.

Give me a laundry-list and I'll set it to music.

by Gioacchino Rossini Found in: Opera Quotes,
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Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.

Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.

by Hannah More Found in: Opera Quotes, Sin Quotes,
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I wouldn't mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera as a ponderous anachronism, almost read more

I wouldn't mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera as a ponderous anachronism, almost the equivalent of smoking

by Frank Lloyd Wright Found in: Opera Quotes,
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Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.

Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.

by Ed Gardner Found in: Opera Quotes,
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Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of
bleeding, he sings.

Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of
bleeding, he sings.

by Ed Gardner Found in: Opera Quotes,
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If you can sell green toothpaste in this country, you can sell opera.

If you can sell green toothpaste in this country, you can sell opera.

by Sarah Caldwell Found in: Opera Quotes,
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Parsifal - the kind of opera that starts at six o'clock and after it has been going three hours, you read more

Parsifal - the kind of opera that starts at six o'clock and after it has been going three hours, you look at your watch and it says 6:20

by David Randolph Found in: Opera Quotes,
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Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings

Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings

by Ed Gardner Found in: Opera Quotes,
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Opera: the graveyard of melody

Opera: the graveyard of melody

by Lord Harewood Found in: Opera Quotes,
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