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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.
I'd like to see a nude opera, because when they hit those high notes, I bet you can really see read more
I'd like to see a nude opera, because when they hit those high notes, I bet you can really see it in those genitals
But to me the actual sound of the words is all important; I feel always that the words complete the read more
But to me the actual sound of the words is all important; I feel always that the words complete the music and must never be swallowed up in it.
Give me a laundry-list and I'll set it to music.
Give me a laundry-list and I'll set it to music.
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
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
Critics complained it wasn't opera, it wasn't a musical. You give someone something delicious to eat and they complain because read more
Critics complained it wasn't opera, it wasn't a musical. You give someone something delicious to eat and they complain because they have no name for it.
Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings.
Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings.
Opera: the graveyard of melody
Opera: the graveyard of melody