From the late Classical period and more so in Romantic and Modern opera, the weight settled into the orchestra, with read more

From the late Classical period and more so in Romantic and Modern opera, the weight settled into the orchestra, with the voices as a free obbligato above it, ... That just drives me crazy. I want the vocal line to be as much the core as the bass line. I want to create the illusion that the voice generates harmony, color, line, everything.

To have one's individuality completely ignored is like being pushed quite out of life--like being blown out as one blows read more

To have one's individuality completely ignored is like being pushed quite out of life--like being blown out as one blows out a light.

We have the experience and the drive to win it all. We have been dreaming since we were five years read more

We have the experience and the drive to win it all. We have been dreaming since we were five years old of carrying home a state championship.

Exclusiveness in a garden is a mistake as great as it is in society.

Exclusiveness in a garden is a mistake as great as it is in society.

The lieutenant governor is a man of his word. He will fulfill his commitment to deliver a memo on the read more

The lieutenant governor is a man of his word. He will fulfill his commitment to deliver a memo on the subject, and it would be disappointing for anyone to play politics on this issue.

There's something for everybody at Picnic Day.

There's something for everybody at Picnic Day.

Godzilla's a monster for the '90s. He's been working out.

Godzilla's a monster for the '90s. He's been working out.

The boat was overturned, just floating upside down in the water. All the safety gear, paddles, vests, were along the read more

The boat was overturned, just floating upside down in the water. All the safety gear, paddles, vests, were along the shore.

We were monitoring that system for days and days and days,

We were monitoring that system for days and days and days,