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Rudolf Bing Biography

Sir Rudolf Bing (January 9, 1902 – September 2, 1997) 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.

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

Function, Masterpieces, Modern, Museums, Present, Similar

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

Let, Let Me, Prefer, Remember, Things, Years

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

Dimples, Iron, Missing, Renata, Sweet

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.

Entered, Opera, Singers, Think, Thinking, Years

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.

Curtain, Disaster, Life, Night, Sigh Of Relief, Two

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

Loses, Making, Making Money, Money, Opera, Should

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.

Hard, Moments, Morning, Night

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

Human, Nice, Singing, Voice

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

Artist, Clerk, Clerks, Mediocre, Office

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

Disapproval, Expression, Expressions, Levels, Vulgarity, Vulgarity Is

Confine your kissing to the irresistible.

Confine, Irresistible, Kissing

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.

Aware, Competence, Enter, Feuds, Kind, Madame

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.

Tired, Class, Sick, Conductors, Difficult, Singers

We want an ensemble of stars, not comets.

Comets, Ensemble, Stars, Want