Rudolf Bing
Rudolf Bing
Sir Rudolf Bingwas 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...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth9 January 1902
CountryAustria
tired class sick
It is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain the services of first-class conductors. They are sick and tired of dealing with singers, as I am.
black white
I don't want them to come in with a white tie, and I don't want them to come in a black tie. But I do want them to come in a tie.
accept husband saying sing
She will sing only if her husband conducts, so I accept the old Viennese saying that if you want the meat, you have to take the bones.
believe likes perfectly
I am perfectly happy to believe that nobody likes us but the public.
nice voice singing
How nice the human voice is when it isn't singing.
vulgarity-is expression levels
Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause.
years remember let-me
I prefer to remember the happy things over 10 years, the things that went well. Let me see, what did go well?
opera making-money should
The opera always loses money. That's as it should be. Opera has no business making money.
night sigh-of-relief two
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.
artist office clerks
It is so much worse to be a mediocre artist than to be a mediocre post-office clerk.
kissing irresistible
Confine your kissing to the irresistible.
morning night moments
I never for a moment believed they would perform at 10 o'clock in the morning. It's hard enough getting them to perform at 8 at night.
thinking years opera
I never socialized with singers. It's very dangerous if you work with opera... I don't think that in 30 years a singer has entered my apartment.
sweet iron missing
Miss Renata Tebaldi was always sweet and very firm... she had dimples of iron.