Top 15 Quotes & Sayings by Rudolf Bing

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Austrian musician Rudolf Bing.

Last updated on September 18, 2024.

Sir Rudolf Bing, KBE was an Austrian-born opera impresario who worked in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, most notably being General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1950 to 1972. He was naturalized as a British subject in 1946 and was knighted in 1971.

Austrian - Musician | January 9, 1902 - September 2, 1997

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How nice the human voice is when it isn't singing.

Rudolf Bing

Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause.

Rudolf Bing

The opera always loses money. That's as it should be. Opera has no business making money.

Rudolf Bing

I am perfectly happy to believe that nobody likes us but the public.

Rudolf Bing

We are similar to a museum. My function is to present old masterpieces in modern frames.

Rudolf Bing

I prefer to remember the happy things over 10 years, the things that went well. Let me see, what did go well?

Rudolf Bing

There are two sighs of relief every night in the life of an opera manager. The first comes when the curtain goes up The second sigh of relief comes when the final curtain goes down without any disaster, and one realizes, gratefully, that the miracle has happened again.

Rudolf Bing

I never for a moment believed they would perform at 10 o'clock in the morning. It's hard enough getting them to perform at 8 at night.

Rudolf Bing

I never socialized with singers. It's very dangerous if you work with opera... I don't think that in 30 years a singer has entered my apartment.

Rudolf Bing

Confine your kissing to the irresistible.

Rudolf Bing

We want an ensemble of stars, not comets.

Rudolf Bing

It is so much worse to be a mediocre artist than to be a mediocre post-office clerk.

Rudolf Bing

I will not enter into a public feud with Madame Callas, since I am well aware that she has considerably greater competence and experience at that kind of thing than I have.

Rudolf Bing

It is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain the services of first-class conductors. They are sick and tired of dealing with singers, as I am.

Rudolf Bing

Miss Renata Tebaldi was always sweet and very firm... she had dimples of iron.

Rudolf Bing