One single vision fills all minds: that of our independence endangered. One single duty imposes itself upon our wills: the duty of stubborn resistance.
“If you approach an opera as though it were something that always went a certain way, that's what you get. I approach an opera as though I didn't know it.”
“I come from a small town and I come from a background where we didn't have money to travel. I thought I'd have to join the military to get to Europe. So I'm thrilled to travel.”