An unalterable and unquestioned law of the musical world required that the German text of French operas sung by Swedish artists should be translated into Italian for the clearer understanding of English-speaking audiences. Edith Wharton
A resolution to attend theatres or operas is an absolute disqualification for Holy Orders. Samuel Wilberforce
The thing about Wagner is we're always wrong about him, because he always embraces opposites. There are things in his operas which viewed one way are naturalistic, and viewed another way are symbolic, but the problem is you can't represent both views on stage at once. Daniel Barenboim
I conclude that the Wagnerian operas which are already in the repertoire, and other masterworks as well, stand in no further need of my services. Franz Liszt
My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces. Harrison Birtwistle
My operas usually come from musical ideas rather than ideas about subject matter. Harrison Birtwistle