Opera
- Marilyn (1980) by Lorenzo Ferrero
- Marilyn (1993) by Ezra Laderman and Norman Rosten for the New York City Opera
- Anyone Can See I Love You (2010) by Marilyn Bowering and Gavin Bryars
- Tommy (1972), she is referenced in the scene with the healing church, where the pastor was played by Eric Clapton
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Famous quotes containing the word opera:
“The opera isn’t over till the fat lady sings.”
—Anonymous.
A modern proverb along the lines of “don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.” This form of words has no precise origin, though both Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations (16th ed., 1992)
“The real exertion in the case of an opera singer lies not so much in her singing as in her acting of a role, for nearly every modern opera makes great dramatic and physical demands.”
—Maria Jeritza (1887–1982)
“The opera house sparkled with tiers
And tiers of eyes, like mine enlarged by belladonna,”
—James Merrill (b. 1926)