Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition.
- Riccardo Muti
Wealth, Rather, Nobility, Ostentation
The conductor's stand is not a continent of power, but rather an island of solitude.
- Riccardo Muti
Island, Rather, Continent, Solitude
I don't want to bother them and ruin the party they are preparing so carefully at La Scala.
- Riccardo Muti
Want, Bother, Carefully, La
A conductor should guide rather than command.
- Riccardo Muti
Rather, Should, Than, Conductor
I have closed that page of my life without rancor. I do not disown any of the work done.
- Riccardo Muti
Work, My Life, Page, Closed
You have to be able to enthral and persuade at the same time.
- Riccardo Muti
Same, Able, Same Time, Persuade
I'm not shy in the spotlight. I might seem austere and even arrogant, but far from it, I'm actually shy.
- Riccardo Muti
Shy, Arrogant, Actually, Spotlight
You have to channel the interpretation and performance into 100 people. And with the audience, the critics.
- Riccardo Muti
Audience, Critics, Interpretation
It is extraordinary to have time to again study Le nozze di Figaro and discover new things.
- Riccardo Muti
New, Discover, Study, Extraordinary
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