Opera Quotes Quotes

“You want to feel that you belong to something higher, to something even beyond this universe, then go to the opera!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Opera teaches us to feel without fear—to stand still in the hurricane of emotion and not flinch.”
― Leonor Anthony

“You don’t have to understand the words to be transformed. That’s the power of music. It speaks to what’s eternal.”
― Leonor Anthony

“This documentary is not about saving opera. It’s about saving the part of ourselves that still dares to feel.” Vanishing Voices 2025”
― Leonor Anthony

“When a voice trained to soar goes silent, the silence echoes through generations.”

Vanishing Voices Documentary 2025”
― Leonor Anthony

“Opera was never just entertainment—it was revolution wrapped in melody.”
― Leonor Anthony

“Music is not disappearing. We are. And with us, the space where beauty once lived.”
― Leonor Anthony

“I filmed Vanishing Voices as a love letter to the unrecorded notes, the unseen tears, and the singers who gave , and continue to give their lives to sound.”
― Leonor Anthony

“I never met Luciano Pavarotti in life, but in his house, I felt him everywhere. The walls still sing.”
― Leonor Anthony

“In that house, I didn’t just hear his voice—I felt it breathe beside me.”

Vanishing Voices , Luciano Pavarotti”
― Leonor Anthony

“There’s an intimacy in hearing Pavarotti after being in his home. His voice no longer feels distant. It feels like a whisper meant for me.”
― Leonor Anthony

“Filming there was like walking through the heartbeat of a legend. I was a guest in his spirit’s living room.”
― Leonor Anthony

“Filming there was like walking through the heartbeat of a legend. I was a guest in his spirit’s living room.”

Vanishing Voices , Luciano Pavarotti”
― Leonor Anthony

“I didn’t need to meet Pavarotti to feel connected. The house introduced us. His energy wrapped around me like a high note that refused to end.The greatest voices don’t disappear. They become atmosphere. And in his home, he was still very much alive.”

Vanishing Voices 2025”
― Leonor Anthony

“Of course, in a sense, all opera is absurd.”
― Stephen Walsh, The Beloved Vision: A History of Nineteenth Century Music