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A 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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