Opera, next to Gothic architecture, is one of the strangest inventions of Western man. It could not have been foreseen by any logical process.

  • -- Kenneth Clark 克拉克

歌剧,仅次于哥特式建筑,是西方人类最奇怪的发明之一。这是任何逻辑过程都无法预见的。

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For many years, I have lived uncomfortably with the belief that most planning and architectural design suffers for lack of real and basic purpose. The ultimate purpose, it seems to me, must be the improvement of mankind.

多年来,我一直生活在不舒服的信念,大多数规划和建筑设计遭受缺乏真实和基本的目的。在我看来,最终的目的必须是改善人类。

Directing an opera is similar to directing a play. The singing must not get in the way of the drama.

导演歌剧与导演戏剧相似。演唱不能妨碍戏剧的发展。

The first rule in opera is the first rule in life: see to everything yourself.

歌剧的第一条规则就是人生的第一条规则:一切由你自己搞定。

I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.

我相信,人们的生活方式可以在一定程度上受到建筑的指引。