Opera is credible drama now, and it costs less than going to a football match. What have you got to lose?
Johnny was great in the studio; he was there to make the music that he wanted to make. We lived right beside each other and had a rehearsal studio that was just ours, with nobody else using it, it was part of Johnny's house, so we could rehearse every day.
Without a common loyalty to either a state or a church they have nevertheless a vast deal in common.