The public doesn't want new music; the main thing it demands... - Giuseppe Verdi

"The public doesn't want new music; the main thing it demands of a composer is that he be dead."

Giuseppe Verdi Art

Operatic Composer Italian 1813–1901

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"One can't always write a good opera, even with a wonderful libretto. Still, it is the librettist who must take the first step."

"People may say I'm not an easy man to work with, but I am a fair man."

"Success is impossible for the lazy."

"Everything possible has already been composed."

"The stage is my true home."

"Art is the expression of the soul."

"Living well means living properly."

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