I started realizing that one of the great things about opera is that if you make the right kind of story, you can still have this kind of abstract subliminal quality to take you on a journey, but you can root it just enough in a particular situation, a particular kind of real situation that a person might have, or a particular context in the real world.
Tod MachoverI've done a lot of operas. I've probably done more different kind of operas than anybody.
Tod MachoverThe one obvious thing is that the devices are so good now that you can also see their limitations extremely well.
Tod MachoverThere were a lot of things happen in the mid-'80's that all of a sudden made it possible to do a lot of very quick interactive music.
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