Aria

conducting

The aria, after all, is the soul of opera.

is perfectly balanced if you, as the conductor, can just barely hear the French horns on stage.

On conducting: If you can just barely hear the French horns on stage, the balance is perfect.

, like young wine, should be put in storage and taken up again only after it has been allowed to ferment and to ripen.

Ideas, like young wine, should be put in storage and taken up again only after they have been allowed to ferment and to ripen.

is never to be looked at by the conductor. It only encourages them.

Never look at the trombones, it only encourages them.

is the most beautiful instrument of all, but the most difficult to play.

The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but the most difficult to play.