The idea is not to have one great singer surrounded by a bunch of nit wits. When the others are good, too, that's when you get something happening in opera. — Richard Bonynge Copy Share Image
Lots of young singers come to me and ask, 'May I sing to you?' I say, 'Yes, you can sing to me as long… — Richard Bonynge Copy Share Image
I am busy all day long. Never bored - I don't know what the word means. — Richard Bonynge Copy Share Image
I like digging around. I'm a real magpie. I used to raid the old music shops in the early '50s in Paris and Brussels.… — Richard Bonynge Copy Share Image
The idea is not to have one great singer surrounded by a bunch of nit wits. When the others are good, too, that's when… — Richard Bonynge Copy Share Image
I go to bed at midnight and get up at 9. I never take a nap. I don't get tired. — Richard Bonynge Copy Share Image
If I can't do an opera as well as most people, I won't do it at all. I don't want to touch Wagner because… — Richard Bonynge Copy Share Image
I've had a wonderful life - I really didn't expect to have this career. — Richard Bonynge Copy Share Image
The most important thing for any performer is to know your own weaknesses. It's much more important to know what you can't do than… — Richard Bonynge Copy Share Image
You go to a musical; you are deafened by them, with everything blown up. I remember musicals when they didn't use microphones. — Richard Bonynge Copy Share Image
When I started, I'd never had a conducting lesson in my life; I could just do it. — Richard Bonynge Copy Share Image
It takes a big voice a long time to develop properly; the bigger it is, the harder it is to develop the technique. — Richard Bonynge Copy Share Image
