An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house.
“I just want my audiences to be entertained and feel like they're part of the show. I want to show them a good time and create an experience they're going to enjoy.”
“I started reading the big histories and the small histories, the memoirs and so forth. At some point, I found the diary of William E. Dodd.”