#opera

Directing an opera is similar to directing a play. The singing must not get in the way of the drama. ↗

— Bruce Beresford

#drama #get #must #opera #play

Whenever possible, I operate outside the system. ↗

— Andres Serrano

#operate #outside #possible #system #whenever

We must rebuild organic communities, where people can come together and have analogue conversations and share stories, art, music and emotions. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#cooperation #freedom #harmony #love #peace

When a lack of white blood cells exposes the horizon of being, one has to make a choice. To cloister yourself away in a germ-free environment, alive but alone, or to embrace the woman you love and catch your death of cold at the marriage ceremony? What a great show. It’s inner-directed script was unmatched by any other soap opera. ↗

— Benson Bruno

#existentialism #immune-system #soap-operas #death

Blacks have traditionally had to operate in a situation where whites have set themselves up as the custodians of the black experience. ↗

— August Wilson

#blacks #custodians #experience #had #operate

Cooperativism is the affirmation of faith in human beings, in work, in integrity, in human coexistence, all of which are facing constant and progressive improvement. ↗

— Don José María Aruznendiarrieta

#faith

Dedication: My thanks to the people who showed me that opera was stranger than I could imagine. I can best repay their kindness by not mentioning their names here. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#humor #opera #humor

Love is a rebellious bird, that nobody can tame, and you call him quite in vain, if it suits him not to come. ↗

— Ludovic Halévy

#opera #love

No matter how alone you seem to be right now, just be aware that in this precise moment there are huge amounts of people who totally resonate with you, who share exactly your hopes and desires, who would be most happy to support you, just as you would be happy to support them. Be open to connect with them, and allow them to connect with you. ↗

— Franco Santoro

#cooperation #friendship #friendship

For the love of God, unless you’re prepping for Rigoletto at the Met, go easy on the eyeliner. ↗

— Cheryl Cory

#excess #eyeliner #makeup #opera #teenagers