The performances of my works in the last 10 years are probably equal to all the previous years put together. There are so many venues now and there is a completely new public for opera that's grown up outside of the traditional core opera public.
“I love mixing with comedians when I'm working with them, but when I'm not I don't feel the need to hang around with them.”
“Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart.”