Bel Canto Important Quotes

From his endless work had come a great industry, great personal gain, but happiness? It was a word he would have puzzled over, unable to understand it's importance even while it's meaning was evident.

Only Mr. Hosokawa and the priest completely understood the importance of the music. Every note was distinct. It was the measurement of the time which had gotten away from them. It was the interpretation of their lives in the very moment they were being lived.

It is an important matter to train the voice in flexibility. Even voices which are naturally rebellious and heavy are sure to gain by it in mellowness and beauty.

Roxane cocked her head back and sure enough she saw the bottom soles of two boots dangling in the branches. She could make out his shirt, the underside of his chin. “César?” A face looked down between the leaves. “Tell him he sings beautifully,” she said to Gen. “Tell him I want to be his teacher.” “She’s fooling me,” César called down. “Why do you think we’re all outside?” Gen said. “Does this look like fooling to you? She wanted to come outside and talk to you, and the Generals decided that everyone could come along. Doesn’t that seem important enough to you?” It was true. César could see everything from where he sat. All three of the Generals and every one of the soldiers except Gilbert and Jesús were outside. They must have been left behind to guard the house. Every one of the hostages was walking around the yard like he was drunk or blind, touching and sniffing, weaving and then suddenly sitting down. They were in love with the place. They wouldn’t leave if you tore the wall down. If you poked them in the back with your gun and told them to get going they would still run to you. “So you’re outside,” César said.