The finest singing, given a good voice to begin with, comes from the constant play of a fine mind upon the inner meaning of the music.
You may help a lame dog over a stile but he is still a lame dog on the other side.
A good composer is slowly discovered and a bad composer is slowly found out.
I had no idea Stravinsky disliked Debussy so much as this.
The higher the voice the smaller the intellect.
For my part, if I had the power I would insist on all oratorios being sung in the costume of the period - with a possible exception in the case of the Creation.