Quote by Hans Keller

I never was an opera fan -- about twenty-five musically supreme masterpieces in this curious medium apart.

I never was an opera fan -- about twenty-five musically supr

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The quote suggests that the speaker is not particularly fond of opera, except for a limited number of exceptional works within the genre. It implies that while the speaker may not appreciate opera as a whole, there are around twenty-five opera compositions that are musically unmatched and hold their admiration.

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