I am a product of the "Hippie" theater movement of the '60s.
I saw The Sound of Music when I was 10 and thought that it was the most beautiful singing I had ever heard.
I would just like to say that opera is no longer about fat people in breastplates shattering wine glasses.
That was when I realised that music is the most profound, magical form of communication there is.
I do hope that our spring will be starting shortly and we will all be able to enjoy some sunshine again.
I don't just come from a musical family, but from a musical community.
I'm very pro presenting the best music I can to the widest audience possible.
I may think I have inalienable rights to be alive and happy but I don't - life is a blessing.
A team of giants needs giant pitchers who throw good ideas but every pitcher needs an outstanding catcher. Without giant catchers, the ideas of the giant pitchers may eventually disappear.
You call that statesmanship. I call it an emotional spasm.
Anna Petrovna (to Shabelsky): You can't make a simple joke without an injection of venom. You are a poisonous man. Joking apart, Count, you're very poisonous. It's hideously boring to live with you. You're always grumpy, complaining, you find everyone bad, good for nothing. Tell me frankly, Count, did you ever speak well of anyone?