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.
We want an ensemble of stars, not comets.
How nice the human voice is when it isn't singing.
Miss Renata Tebaldi was always sweet and very firm... she had dimples of iron.
Confine your kissing to the irresistible.
I never socialized with singers. It's very dangerous if you work with opera... I don't think that in 30 years a singer has entered my apartment.