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Quotes from Opera and Drama — Richard Wagner

1813–1883 Germany

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The oldest, truest, most beautiful organ of music, the origin to which alone our music owes its being, is the human voice.

Opera and Drama (1851)

The error in the art-genre of Opera consists herein: a Means of expression (Music) has been made the end, while the End of expression (the Drama) has been made a means.

Opera and Drama (1851)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Richard Wagner (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.