Quotes About Libretto

It's always seemed odd to me that nonfiction is defined, not by what it is, but by what it is not. It is not fiction. But then again, it is also not poetry, or technical writing or libretto. It's like defining classical music as nonjazz.

The emotion is the music and the script is the libretto.

Busy yourselves with this, you damned walruses, while the rest of use proceed with the libretto.

I've always loved opera; it never occurred to me that I would write a proper libretto.

Glam rock always has a story to tell and has that powerful voice with a little hint of libretto.

In the opera we call love, the libretto is almost nothing.

There's no such thing as security in this life sweetheart, and the sooner you accept that fact, the better off you'll be. The person who strives for security will never be free. The person who believes she's found security will never reach paradise. What she mistakes for security is purgatory. You know what purgatory is, Gwendolyn? It's the waiting room, it's the lobby. Not only does she have the wrong libretto, she's stuck in the lobby where she can't see the show.

if we aren't learning something from a new experience, it's usually because we aren't paying attention. Or we're following the wrong libretto.

This included the famous tale Cavalleria rusticana, later adapted by Verga for the theatre, this adaptation then being used as the basis for the libretto of Mascagni's opera.

Which is worthier, the music or the libretto? It is hard to say. But this is certain, that perfect music often redeems a prosaic libretto.