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I wouldn't mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera as a ponderous anachronism, almost read more
I wouldn't mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera as a ponderous anachronism, almost the equivalent of smoking
Opera stars know that biology is destiny. Sometime in their 50s or early 60s, the powerful, flexible and ultimately mysterious read more
Opera stars know that biology is destiny. Sometime in their 50s or early 60s, the powerful, flexible and ultimately mysterious instrument that has been the source of their artistry frays, cracks and disappears.
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings
Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out.
Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out.
An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in read more
An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house.
Critics complained it wasn't opera, it wasn't a musical. You give someone something delicious to eat and they complain because read more
Critics complained it wasn't opera, it wasn't a musical. You give someone something delicious to eat and they complain because they have no name for it.
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of
bleeding, he sings.
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of
bleeding, he sings.
Give me a laundry-list and I'll set it to music.
Give me a laundry-list and I'll set it to music.
But to me the actual sound of the words is all important; I feel always that the words complete the read more
But to me the actual sound of the words is all important; I feel always that the words complete the music and must never be swallowed up in it.
