How Wonderful Opera Would Be If There

Nothing Primes Inspiration More Than Necessity, Whether It Be The Presence Of A Copyist Waiting For Your Work Or The Prodding Of An Impresario Tearing His Hair.

Nothing Primes Inspiration More Than Necessity.

If Beethoven Is A Prodigy Of Man, Bach Is A Miracle Of God.

The Language Of Music Is Common To All Generations And Nations; It Is Understood By Everybody, Since It Is Understood With The Heart.

One Can't Judge Wagner's Opera Lohengrin After A First Hearing, And I Certainly Don't Intend To Hear It A Second Time.