"In some ways it's the most personal piece of mine because of that resonance with the land and with the history."
"Regardless of what he had to endure in his personal life, as much as his life was always in danger, he knew that the message was bigger than him."
"When you're dealing with these amazing artists on stage who have these different ways of expression, really the music can go anywhere."
"Understanding more about the history of the of the area and their family's connection to it was more inspiring for me than the novel itself."
"When you think about it, love is just something that you have to distract you from what's going on with your death."
"They're not traditional fodder for making of opera stories. But they are love stories, actually, at the heart of each of them. Really broke and screwed-up love stories."
Dupuis, Garanča, Gordon, Puts, Reif and Du Yun
Including two Tony Award winners and one funny girl.
Beasley, Blanchard, Parlato and Stritch
Four of our classical music interviews you'll want to watch!