I am not a learned musician, but a man of the theatre.
Opera composer
Often expressed in his letters, downplaying his academic musical training in favor of his practical theatrical experience.
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"I am not a learned man; I am a peasant."
Humorous"I don't like music that smells of the lamp."
Strange & Unusual"I never compose without a bottle of wine and a good cigar."
Strange & Unusual"I adore art... when I am alone with my notes, my heart pounds and the tears stream from my eyes, and my emotion and my joys are too much to bear."
Strange & Unusual"I am a peasant, and I speak as a peasant."
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