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7 quotesA Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera.
Opera
Robertson Davies
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A supreme social challenge.
Opera
Cleveland Amory
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Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.
Opera
Hannah More
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How wonderful opera would be if there were no singers.
Opera
Gioacchino Antonio Rossini
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No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.
Opera
W. H. Auden
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Opera in English, is about as sensible as baseball in Italian.
Opera
H. L. Mencken
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The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one.
Opera
Jean De La Bruyere
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun