I think a lot of composers get into trouble just making up a plot and expecting an audience to follow that.
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I want the audience to be so involved in the sweep of the music.John Eaton
Well, I can't agree with you more, and I really wish every piece of mine were recorded, and I wish I had spent more time trying to pursue that.
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Well, opera began with an intent to resuscitate Greek drama, that is, modern opera as we know it.
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Nevertheless, one doesn't have time to think, oh, well, this is a quarter tone sharp, or flat.
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I really write for people.
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I wish that every opera company in America had a VOX season. There is nothing more helpful in making the public aware of the richness and variety of operatic music being written today. The composers represent the entire country. In fact, I would go so far as to say that the VOX season is a National Treasure
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