For a director, the most challenging scenes are the dialogue scenes.

For a director, the most challenging scenes are the dialogue scenes.

With Cold Sassy Tree having its first production, I saw no necessity to do anything other than produce it with the correct setting.

I'd really been interested in opera when I was about 16, and I really like staging them.

Film is shot in fragments, and the same moments can be shot again and again until the director is satisfied.

Quite a few operas are still being commissioned around the world, although nothing apart from audience popularity can ensure more than a few performances.

With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life.