"A man only becomes wise when he begins to
calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance."
AUTHOR: Gian Carlo Menotti
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
"A smart person knows he/she does not know
everything; that there is always more to learn."
Mozart and Salieri
The Complete Opera
Thaddeus Motyka, Director
Ainslee Cox and Henry Mollicone, Conductors
Chamber Opera Theatre of New York
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Mozart and Salieri listen as a blind violinist plays. Illustration to Pushkin's tragedy "Mozart and Salieri" by Mikhail Vrubel |
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Salieri pours poison into a glass for Mozart. Illustration to Pushkin's tragedy "Mozart and Salieri" by Mikhail Vrubel |
SUBSTITUTE TODAY
(I HAVE JURY DUTY)
I left instructions for all classes to watch A&E video on Beethoven and take down and discuss in class important notes from the movie