“I am an authoritarian figure and I do frighten people,” David McVicar tells the Times. “I don't bark, I don't shout, but I know I can scare people I'm not saying I use that as a tool but I know people are nervous.”
And he's not exactly hanging out for an invitation from Milan either: “La Scala does not do top-notch. You may see the most expensive singers in the world, but actually that performance has been turned around in three days, whereas a Scottish Opera performance is done with time spent on it, with commitment and intelligence and company spirit."
More modest admissions and discreetly ventured opinions here.
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