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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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"However, yes, especially as one gets older, you know, you really hope that your music will become more generally available, even though some of the performances might be riddled with faults."
"In other words, I think that if an audience listens to something as an experience of how in tune it is or something of that kind, that the whole point is somehow being missed, and the music has failed."
"Nevertheless, one doesn't have time to think, oh, well, this is a quarter tone sharp, or flat."
"I'm thinking in terms of a point of departure, a field of action for performers to express an expressive need of mine which hopefully the context of music would convey."
"I've just simply used what I've used because of the great, great expressive potential of it."
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