It has to be able to play at the maximum expression and communication in every style, and the only way you can do that is – like Verdi said – working with a file, every day, little by little, until the orchestras collective qualities emerge. – James Levine
I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment. – James Levine
There is no relationship between the gestures and what an orchestra will do. – James Levine
Most people treat the office manual the way they treat a software manual. They never look at it. – James Levine
The church acknowledges some Scientologists choose to sever communications with family members who leave. The church says it is a fundamental human right to cease communication with someone. It adds disconnection is used against expelled members and those who attack the church. – John Sweeney