But nevertheless, it's music ultimately that matters in opera, and opera is a piece of music reaching out as a vision in… — John Eaton Dreams Copy Share Image
It's not important to me to found a school; it's not important to me to have disciples. — John Eaton Disciples Copy Share Image
What's important for me is to communicate the vision that I have in sound with the audience that's hearing it. — John Eaton Communication Copy Share Image
If you look at the timing of many of the Greek dramas from the theatrical point of view, it's all off, and… — John Eaton Dramas Copy Share Image
I think one of the greatest enemies in the use of technology, however, is the idea that if you use the technology… — John Eaton Enemy Copy Share Image
In other words, I think that if an audience listens to something as an experience of how in tune it is or… — John Eaton Audience Copy Share Image
Well, let me, first of all, say, that as a microtonal composer, I've never been much of a theorist. — John Eaton Been Copy Share Image
I think the composer and production staff of an opera have a real responsibility to use visual elements of all kinds to… — John Eaton American Copy Share Image
I want the audience to be so involved in the sweep of the music. — John Eaton Audience Copy Share Image
Well, opera began with an intent to resuscitate Greek drama, that is, modern opera as we know it. — John Eaton Began Copy Share Image
I think I was first to do live performances on a modern electronic sound synthesizer. — John Eaton Electronic Copy Share Image
The way that I got involved with microtonal music was, frankly, through jazz. — John Eaton Frankly Copy Share Image
We need to open up the future. We also need to keep everything valuable from the past. — John Eaton Also Copy Share Image
Well, the very best operas are the ones written by the very best composers. — John Eaton Best Copy Share Image
I've just simply used what I've used because of the great, great expressive potential of it. — John Eaton Because Copy Share Image
Nevertheless, one doesn't have time to think, oh, well, this is a quarter tone sharp, or flat. — John Eaton Flat Copy Share Image
We need to have as broad a range as possible, because life itself has that kind of range. — John Eaton Because Copy Share Image
I'm thinking in terms of a point of departure, a field of action for performers to express an expressive need of mine… — John Eaton Action Copy Share Image
I think a lot of composers get into trouble just making up a plot and expecting an audience to follow that. — John Eaton Audience Copy Share Image
However, yes, especially as one gets older, you know, you really hope that your music will become more generally available, even though… — John Eaton Available Copy Share Image
