Sarah Wallin Huff

Fun with Wagner

(A little rivalry?…)

“Mr. Wagner has beautiful moments, but bad quarters of an hour.” –Gioacchino Antonio Rossini

“Parzifal [written by Wagner] is an opera which starts at 5:30 and, when you look at your watch three hours later, it says 5:45.” –Puccini

“Butterfly or Boheme [two operas written by Puccini], I can’t tell them apart.” –Wagner

“To me Tristan is and remains a wonder! I shall never be able to understand how I could have written anything like it.” –Wagner

And, finally…

“Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.” –Mark Twain