The tradition of classical music and the opera is such that it used to be the place where … - Yo-Yo Ma

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Everybody remembers what it's like to be in high school. We really never leave those years behind.

Yo-Yo Ma

The tradition of classical music and the opera is such that it used to be the place where social intercourse could take place between all parts of society: politicians, industrialists, artists, citizens, etc. That tradition, I think, still exists, but it's much, much more diluted.

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