Si rinunci per moda, per smania di novità, per affettazione… - Giuseppe Verdi

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Si rinunci per moda, per smania di novità, per affettazione di scienza, si rinneghi l'arte nostra, il nostro istinto, quel nostro fare sicuro spontaneo naturale sensibile abbagliante di luce, è assurdo e stupido.

Giuseppe Verdi

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Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer, responsible for many of the greatest operas of the 19th century, including Il trovatore, La traviata, Un ballo in maschera, Don Carlos, Aida and Otello.

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Alternative Names: Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi • Verdi

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I deny that either singers or conductors can "create" or work creatively – this, as I have always said, is a conception that leads to the abyss.

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