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"Directing an opera is similar to directing a play. The singing must not get in the way of the drama."
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"Directing an opera is similar to directing a play. The singing must not get in the way of the drama."
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"In no instance is there to be a musical or opera of Inherit the Wind because it doesn't sing. It's an intellectual play."
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"I don't think an opera house is ever a place that can make you entirely happy."
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"Opera is a beautiful and important diversion for me."
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"The opera tells the story with all the built-in contradictions and from many different angles."
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"Like an opera singer, I am able to sing out my song in paint."
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"Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out."
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"Like any other composer of opera, I choose a subject not for polemical reasons, but because it contains vivid characters in highly charged dramatic situations."
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"I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I've sung a lot of different things."
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"Well, opera began with an intent to resuscitate Greek drama, that is, modern opera as we know it."
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"In opera, everyone's watching from a fixed viewpoint, and that really challenges you. Lighting, the sets, stage groupings, the music-but doesn't relate too much to film."
Music
"In Australia, they set up a special fund to kick films off. It was quite an enlightened sort of move. You could go to this government bureau with scripts and and get finance for films."
Finance
"The number of opera houses around the world and the high attendance rates show that opera an art form that is more popular than ever."
Art
"The music of the most popular operas is so highly esteemed, it can stand endless revivals."
Music
"With Cold Sassy Tree having its first production, I saw no necessity to do anything other than produce it with the correct setting."
Setting
"Directing an opera is similar to directing a play. The singing must not get in the way of the drama."
Opera
"It is essential to do everything possible to attract young people to opera so they can see that it is not some antiquated art form but a repository of the most glorious music and drama that man has created."
Art
"When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match."
Movies
"With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life."
Life
"Quite a few operas are still being commissioned around the world, although nothing apart from audience popularity can ensure more than a few performances."
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