I knew the French were not ashamed of Carmen and she was a whore. I knew the Italians were not ashamed of Tosca and she was a high-class one. The Wagnerian operas had incest. So there was nothing in Porgy and Bess to be ashamed of. The thing to do was to
Quotes about tosca (2 Quotes)
In the article, they note that Waters' music recalls the lush, hyper-Romantic sound of opera composers like Puccini. He is definitely an inspiration, ... After all, his opera 'Tosca' takes place in a police state.