Muti Quotes

I have closed that page of my life without rancor. I do not disown any of the work done. ~ Riccardo Muti

I've made a dozen films in the English language. But then, for love, for my family and friends, I returned to Europe ... I annoyingly - looking back - turned down films like 007, 'For Your Eyes Only,' written specially for me. ~ Ornella Muti

Muti is going to do the Alpine Symphony this year. He will do it well because it is not very well known. ~ Eugene Ormandy

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

You have to be able to enthral and persuade at the same time. ~ Riccardo Muti

You have to channel the interpretation and performance into 100 people. And with the audience, the critics. ~ Riccardo Muti

You know, Tsitsi, you are so quick to point out that you are not a prostitute. I just want to laugh because you are just falling into rank. You all should spare us your 'morality' that lauds 'women' over the supposedly lesser 'whores' and 'girls'. That's how society sees us. That's how you see us. You want it to be that we are like coal, only to be loved in the dark and tossed like ashes come morning. ~ Panashe Chigumadzi

I don't want to bother them and ruin the party they are preparing so carefully at La Scala. ~ Riccardo Muti

A conductor should guide rather than command. ~ Riccardo Muti

Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition. ~ Riccardo Muti

Music does not know the difference between people; it only speaks to their hearts. It is the only form of communication that can bring this terrible world together. ~ Riccardo Muti