Directing an opera is similar to directing a play. The singing must not get in the way of the drama.
Bruce BeresfordHow could he possibly bow deeply enough to honor a thousand-year-old samurai queen?
Fathoms of ForgivenessWhy then should witless man so much misweene That nothing is but that which he hath seene?
The Faerie QueeneI am not yet come of age, my lord. How can I be queen?” asked Constance fearfully.
The Ghosts of the Past