In Puccini’s la Boehm Rudolpho sings, “The greatest poetry teaches us to love”.
Maybe Puccini was being romantic but I can’t think of a more profound purpose or a more elegant way of stating it.
To me the term “artist” once referred to a level of self-expression.
Now I recognise it as an office of public service that requires an extreme level of responsibility.
As artists we are the creators of modern mythology.
Maybe Puccini was being romantic but I can’t think of a more profound purpose or a more elegant way of stating it.
To me the term “artist” once referred to a level of self-expression.
Now I recognise it as an office of public service that requires an extreme level of responsibility.
As artists we are the creators of modern mythology.
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