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“I think the composer and production staff of an opera have a real responsibility to use visual elements of all kinds to make clear to the American audience, at any rate, exactly what is going on.” quote by John Eaton — Download Open image

“I think the composer and production staff of an opera have a real responsibility to use visual elements of all kinds to make clear to the American audience, at any rate, exactly what is going on.”

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Well, let me, first of all, say, that as a microtonal composer, I've never been much of a theorist.

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I want the audience to be so involved in the sweep of the music.

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Well, opera began with an intent to resuscitate Greek drama, that is, modern opera as we know it.

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