Eric Smithey Quotations

We had some trepidation whether or not we wanted to do it because we had been in the mode of doing the other. Once we got into the very first rehearsal, it reminded us how good Mozart was, how funny and how relevant to today.

Back in Mozart's time it was very common to perform operas in all sorts of languages. His native tongue was German. The most common language to see opera in was Italian.

They were laughing, laughing so hard throughout the whole thing. The venue was actually the worst venue -- this was a poor community -- we have been to to date. And those little girls were dressed up like they were going to the Met in New York City, and they loved it. That makes it more fun for us.

Each of the six characters are equal. There's no diva, no star of the show. They all are stars. There are times all six of them are singing at exactly the same time, and it actually makes sense. Mozart is the only person who could actually pull it off and make it work.