Miss Renata Tebaldi was always sweet and very firm... she had dimples of iron.

Miss Renata Tebaldi was always sweet and very firm... she had dimples of iron.

Confine your kissing to the irresistible.

Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause.

We are similar to a museum. My function is to present old masterpieces in modern frames.

There are two sighs of relief every night in the life of an opera manager. The first comes when the curtain goes up The second sigh of relief comes when the final curtain goes down without any disaster, and one realizes, gratefully, that the miracle has happened again.

I never for a moment believed they would perform at 10 o'clock in the morning. It's hard enough getting them to perform at 8 at night.