"You can't do opera when already from the……" — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
"You can't do opera when already from the 10th row you can only see little dolls on the stage. In such an enormous space you can't put much faith in the personal presence of the individual singer, which is reflected in facial expressions, among other things."
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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29 Quotes by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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