An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house.
歌剧在幕启之前很久就开始了，在幕落之后很久才结束。它开始于我的想象，它成为了我的生活，在我离开歌剧院很久之后，它仍然是我生活的一部分。