People don't very much like things that are beautiful.. they are so far from their nasty little minds. - Claude Debussy

First of all, ladies and gentlemen, you must forget that you are singers.

Music should humbly seek to please; within these limits great beauty may perhaps be found. Extreme complication is contrary to art. Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part.

La musique doit humblement chercher à faire plaisir, l'extrême complication est le contraire de l'art