Michael Mayer

“I didn't really chart things out, career-wise.”

“I haven't read a single word that a critic has written about me since 1994.”

“'Rigoletto' has long been one of my favorite operas, and it was on my short list way back when I first talked to Peter Gelb. I started thinking about what I could bring to this masterpiece, which has been seen all over the world for so many years.”

“I feel like I've been blessed.”

“Life is too short to do anything that's not challenging.”