Rudolf Bing Quotes

Rudolf Bing — Austrian Musician born on January 09, 1902, died on September 02, 1997

Sir Rudolf Bing was an Austrian-born opera impresario who worked in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, most notably being General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1950 to 1972. He became a British citizen in 1946 and was knighted in 1971... (wikipedia)

Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause.

How nice the human voice is when it isn't singing.

The opera always loses money. That's as it should be. Opera has no business making money.

We are similar to a museum. My function is to present old masterpieces in modern frames.

There are two sighs of relief every night in the life of an opera manager. The first comes when the curtain goes up The second sigh of relief comes when the final curtain goes down without any disaster, and one realizes, gratefully, that the miracle has happened again.

Rudolf Bing Quotes

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