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The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it sug

The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one. – Jean De La Bruyere

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

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If I werent reasonably placid, I dont think I could cope with this sort of life. To be a diva, youve got to be absolutely like a horse. – Joan Sutherland

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The banging and slamming and booming and crashing were something beyond belief. On Lohengrin – Mark Twain

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How wonderful opera would be if there were no singers. – Gioacchino Antonio Rossini

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