If we let fashion, love of innovation, and an alleged scien… - Giuseppe Verdi

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If we let fashion, love of innovation, and an alleged scientific spirit tempt us to surrender the native quality of our own art, the free natural certainty of our work and perception, our bright golden light, then we are simply being stupid and senseless.

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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Let us turn to the past: that will be progress.

Io non posso ammettere, né nei cantanti, né nei direttori la facoltà di creare, che come dissi prima, è un principio che conduce all'abisso.

Copiare il vero può essere una buona cosa, ma inventare il vero è meglio, molto meglio.

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