Quite A Few Operas Are Still Being

The Music Of The Most Popular Operas Is So Highly Esteemed, It Can Stand Endless Revivals.

In Opera, Everyone's Watching From A Fixed Viewpoint, And That Really Challenges You. Lighting, The Sets, Stage Groupings, The Music-but Doesn't Relate Too Much To Film.

When We Were Trying To Get The Money Together For The Film, One Reason That Was Consistently Given For Not Investing In It Was That Everyone Kept Saying No One Could Direct It Well Enough To Entertain An Audience For 100 Minutes Essentially Watching Three People Chatting In The Kitchen.

For A Director, The Most Challenging Scenes Are The Dialogue Scenes.

On Stage, The Audience Watches From A Fixed Viewpoint And The Director Cannot Retake Something He Doesn't Like. It Has To Work Straight Through.