Philadelphia Civic Opera

Famous quotes containing the words philadelphia, civic and/or opera:

    “I’d like to see Paris before I die. Philadelphia will do.”
    —Mae West, U.S. screenwriter, W.C. Fields, and Edward Cline. Cuthbert Twillie (W.C. Fields)

    “Immorality, perversion, infidelity, cannibalism, etc., are unassailable by church and civic league if you dress them up in the togas and talliths of the Good Book.”
    —Ben Hecht (1893–1964)

    “The opera house sparkled with tiers
    And tiers of eyes, like mine enlarged by belladonna,”
    —James Merrill (b. 1926)