Everything has become so pop-rock oriented that finding a role for a soprano, and finding an audience for a soprano, is tricky. Unless you're dealing with a revival, which is why I do so many revivals - because my specific tone and vocal quality lends itself to that type of writing.
I am so envious of my colleagues from 100 years ago who only sang new works, they hardly ever sang revivals.
The history of art is the history of revivals.
We heard stories about fakery and decoys at revivals. I never personally saw any trickery.
I used to go to these old tent revivals and listen to the gospel singers. If you think rock and roll is energetic, it pales in comparison to a Pentecostal tent revival.
Even with revivals, I dont really pay attention to previous incarnations. I always just go with the script and with the director and am willing to treat it as brand new.
I'm a conductor of revivals. The only minister in the whole package. Little Richard, the evangelist.
The ministers, who preached at these revivals, were in earnest. They were zealous and sincere. They were not philosophers. To them science was the name of a vague dread - a dangerous enemy. They did not know much, but they believed a great deal.
Trying to run a church without revivals can be done when you can run a gasoline engine on buttermilk.
We need a revival in the country,” Paul said. “We need another Great Awakening with tent revivals of thousands of people saying, 'reform or see what's going to happen if we don't reform. '
The music of the most popular operas is so highly esteemed, it can stand endless revivals.
Producers want to put their music behind revivals but I don't think that's a good trend for the theater at all.
