Opera is given so little attention in the national press.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.Carlisle Floyd
We don't have access to a national forum that we had in those days, through the news magazines which were the television news of the time. It's very disturbing to me that we've sort of been pushed to the corners.
Carlisle Floyd
We know the Civil War better than the Reconstruction. But I didn't want it to be a history lesson. I wanted it to be colorful and authentic.
Carlisle Floyd
Anyone who creates something new or does something different artistically is going to be singled out.
Carlisle Floyd
What is American music? The most satisfying answer I've come across is that it was a kind of natural comfort with the vernacular which is diverse and regional; it's not one particular set of sounds.
Carlisle Floyd
It seems to me opera is just as relevant as an expressive art as anything else.
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