You have to channel the interpretation and performance into 100 people. And with the audience, the critics. – Riccardo Muti
I’m not shy in the spotlight. I might seem austere and even arrogant, but far from it, I’m actually shy. – Riccardo Muti
I have closed that page of my life without rancor. I do not disown any of the work done. – Riccardo Muti
I don’t want to bother them and ruin the party they are preparing so carefully at La Scala. – Riccardo Muti
It is extraordinary to have time to again study Le nozze di Figaro and discover new things. – Riccardo Muti
Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition. – Riccardo Muti