Opera in English/20th Century

Famous quotes containing the words opera, english and/or century:

    “The real exertion in the case of an opera singer lies not so much in her singing as in her acting of a role, for nearly every modern opera makes great dramatic and physical demands.”
    —Maria Jeritza (1887–1982)

    “Before the Roman came to Rye or out to Severn strode,
    The rolling English drunkard made the rolling English road.”
    —Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)

    “Just as the hand that strikes the ground cannot fail,
    So is the ruin certain of him who cherishes anger.”
    —Tiruvalluvar (c. 5th century A.D.)