"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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"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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"Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out."

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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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