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Opera stars know that biology is destiny. Sometime in their 50s or early 60s, the powerful, flexible and ultimately mysterious read more
Opera stars know that biology is destiny. Sometime in their 50s or early 60s, the powerful, flexible and ultimately mysterious instrument that has been the source of their artistry frays, cracks and disappears.
Parsifal - the kind of opera that starts at six o'clock and after it has been going three hours, you read more
Parsifal - the kind of opera that starts at six o'clock and after it has been going three hours, you look at your watch and it says 6:20
But to me the actual sound of the words is all important; I feel always that the words complete the read more
But to me the actual sound of the words is all important; I feel always that the words complete the music and must never be swallowed up in it.
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of
bleeding, he sings.
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of
bleeding, he sings.
An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in read more
An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house.
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.
Give me a laundry-list and I'll set it to music.
Give me a laundry-list and I'll set it to music.
Critics complained it wasn't opera, it wasn't a musical. You give someone something delicious to eat and they complain because read more
Critics complained it wasn't opera, it wasn't a musical. You give someone something delicious to eat and they complain because they have no name for it.
Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.
Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.
