I would just like to say that opera is no longer about fat people in breastplates shattering wine glasses.
My parents started a business out of the living room of our home and, 30-plus years later, it was a multimillion dollar company. So, President Obama, with all due respect, don't tell me that my parents didn't build their business.
An artist, in my understanding of the word, should side with the people against the Emperor that oppresses his or her people.