Riccardo Muti Quotes

"You have to channel the interpretation and performance into 100 people. And with the audience, the critics."
- Riccardo Muti
(Related: People, Performance)

"You have to be able to enthral and persuade at the same time."
- Riccardo Muti
(Related: Time)

"The conductor's stand is not a continent of power, but rather an island of solitude."
- Riccardo Muti
(Related: Power, Solitude)

"Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition."
- Riccardo Muti
(Related: Wisdom, Wealth, Ambition, Commitment, Nobility, Ostentation, Simplicity, Spirit)

"It is extraordinary to have time to again study Le nozze di Figaro and discover new things."
- Riccardo Muti
(Related: Time, Study)

"I'm not shy in the spotlight. I might seem austere and even arrogant, but far from it, I'm actually shy."
- Riccardo Muti

"I don't want to bother them and ruin the party they are preparing so carefully at La Scala."
- Riccardo Muti
(Related: Party, Ruin, Want)

"I have closed that page of my life without rancor. I do not disown any of the work done."
- Riccardo Muti
(Related: Life, Work)