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A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera.
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Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies books
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11 votes
A supreme social challenge.
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Cleveland Amory
Cleveland Amory books
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25 votes
Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.
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Hannah More
Hannah More books
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15 votes
How wonderful opera would be if there were no singers.
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Gioacchino Antonio Rossini
Gioacchino Antonio Rossini books
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18 votes
No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.
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W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden books
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78 votes
Opera in English, is about as sensible as baseball in Italian.
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H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken books
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The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one.
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Jean De La Bruyere
Jean De La Bruyere books
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17 votes