Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdiwas an Italian opera composer...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth10 October 1813
CountryItaly
stupid criticism praise
Stupid criticism and still more stupid praise.
art stupid taken
Through care taken over trends, the desire to be novel and affectation knowledge, we repudiate our art, our instinct, our own way of doing things; it is absurd and stupid
hands opera tenors
The success of our operas rests most of the time in the hands of the conductor. This person is as necessary as a tenor or a prima donna.
reality may good-things
It may be a good thing to copy reality; but to invent reality is much, much better.
reality copies invert
It is better to invert reality than to copy it.
music truth-is good-things
To copy the truth can be a good thing, but to invent the truth is better, much better.
art eye joy
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.
perfection trying obligation
I have striven for perfection, it has always eluded me, but I surely had an obligation to make one more try.
travel may ifs
You may have the universe if I may have Italy.