The opera always loses money. That’s as it should be. Opera has no business making money.
Rudolf Bing Quotes
There are two sighs of relief every night in the life of an opera manager. The first comes when the curtain goes up The second sigh of relief comes when the final curtain goes down without any disaster, and one realizes, gratefully, that the miracle has happened again.
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| Birth: | 9th January, 1902 |
| Death: | 2nd September, 1997 |
| Nationality: | Austrian |
| Profession: | Musician |
About
Sir Rudolf Bing was an Austrian-born opera impresario who worked in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, most notably being General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York from 1950 to 1972. He became a British citizen in 1946 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1971.
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