From Antonín Dvořák's opera "Rusalka" (first performed in 1901) Renée Fleming (soprano) Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) BBC Symphony Orchestra "Last night at the Proms" September 2010 London Royal Albert Hall
"Gluck apparently stated that he always had his operas ready and completed in his head before he wrote them down. I don’t know if this is true; however, to a certain extent, I find this assertion appropriate in my case. I always make sketches which contain the essential elements for my motivic work, for the musical expression I have in mind. My imagination needs to be stimulated, but then it sweeps me along by itself." - Antonín Dvořák
