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When I wrote the opera, I made a deal with myself that for at least an hour a day I would work on it, even if it meant just sitting on my piano bench, staring into space and thinking about it. It's about keeping it regular, like your bowel movements - let's get real: it's your bodily artistic movements! It comes from the same place.

Opera is an exclusive art form, so it cannot be that popular. I just do what I love to do.

Opera is really fun.

I'd hate this to get out but I really like opera.

I love opera so much. I would never go back to doing it, but I love to listen - I'm grateful for it.

Opera is a beautiful and important diversion for me.

Sleep is an excellent way of listening to an opera.

I enjoy listening to opera at home, occasionally, but I would much rather see it than just listen to it.

To tell you the truth, I never listen to opera at home.

I can't distract myself enough here, for sketches to a new opera are constantly buzzing around in my head, to the extent that I need all my strength to wrest myself from them.