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I was attracted to opera when I was 15 or 16. A very rich man in England bankrupted himself to put on a lot of opera during the war, but he converted a lot of people, myself included, in the process.

I've never been to the opera; I've only seen opera on DVD.

I'd really been interested in opera when I was about 16, and I really like staging them.

Any opera is interesting if the characters are worth seeing.

Opera is really fun.

I don't find much influence in opera. It was such a different part of me.

I love opera so much. I would never go back to doing it, but I love to listen - I'm grateful for it.

Opera is for a lifetime, not just a minute.