Opera is given so little attention in the national press.

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I was encouraged by my mother and, to a lesser extent, by my father.

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If I felt that one of my operas did not come off I would certainly say so.

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Most of the important composers in our country are clustered in the Northeast.

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It seems to me opera is just as relevant as an expressive art as anything else.

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I think anything that is expressed directly and as honestly as possible will last.

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Anyone who creates something new or does something different artistically is going to be singled out.

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You can't possibly predict what will last or not. But once you attempt to write for the ages, you're doomed.

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Our most intimate contact with civilizations long since dust has been through the art which has survived them.

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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.

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