"What makes Puccini a greater composer of operas than, in my humble opinion, a great composer, is that he knows how long it takes a person to cross the room." Benjamin Britten (quoted in Paul Kildea, Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century) Continue reading Almanac: Benjamin Britten on Puccini's stagecraft at About Last Night.
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM on March 11, 2020