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"The music of the most popular operas is so highly esteemed, it can stand endless revivals."
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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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"On stage, the audience watches from a fixed viewpoint and the director cannot retake something he doesn't like. It has to work straight through."
"When we were trying to get the money for Driving Miss Daisy, everyone kept saying no one could direct it well enough to entertain an audience for 100 minutes essentially watching three people chatting in the kitchen."
"When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match."
"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."
"Perhaps the most difficult thing is shooting scenes set 6,000 feet up in the mountains of Mexico."
"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."
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