In my view, the operas of Carlisle Floyd will find a place in the permanent repertoire.
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If I felt that one of my operas did not come off I would certainly say so.
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When I've seen my operas in Europe, they have always struck me as more American than when I hear them here. I can't tell you what that phenomenon is.
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We think the Puritans always dressed in black and white, which they didn't. They loved very bright colors. And there were other differences in perceptions that gave one a very different view of them.
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I find it enormously valuable to be sure that that the pacing is what I think it is and that the scenes have the shape I think they have musically and dramatically.
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I conclude that the Wagnerian operas which are already in the repertoire, and other masterworks as well, stand in no further need of my services.
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I think anything that is expressed directly and as honestly as possible will last.
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Anyone who creates something new or does something different artistically is going to be singled out.
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It seems to me opera is just as relevant as an expressive art as anything else.
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Opera is given so little attention in the national press.
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I was encouraged by my mother and, to a lesser extent, by my father.
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Most of the important composers in our country are clustered in the Northeast.
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Our most intimate contact with civilizations long since dust has been through the art which has survived them.
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You can't possibly predict what will last or not. But once you attempt to write for the ages, you're doomed.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of someone who is distinctly superior in whatever way.
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I've never set out consciously to write American music. I don't know what that would be unless the obvious Appalachian folk references.
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I was interested in what was really going on in Salem at that time, and I resolved to investigate this seemingly unorthodox treatment of the people and the period.
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If an American audience is given a serious musical theater piece that is well produced, dramatically gripping and wonderfully acted, they'll respond to it.
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What is American music? The most satisfying answer I've come across is that it was a kind of natural comfort with the vernacular which is diverse and regional; it's not one particular set of sounds.
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If something is successful with the audience, it's automatically suspect; the reverse is to say that not to reach audiences is the greatest compliment an artist can receive!
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