Anton Seidl

It always makes me sad when I think of how I saw Wagner wasting his vitality, not only by singing their parts to some of his artists, but acting out the smallest details, and of how few they were who were responsive to his wishes. Anton Seidl

Always Sad Singing

The conductor's gift does not always go hand in hand with that of composition; indeed, the union is found much more seldom than is popularly believed. Anton Seidl

Always Gift Go

The ability to conduct is a gift of God with which few have been endowed in full measure. Anton Seidl

Ability Gift God

Musical practice is too young an art in America to warrant a search for men with a conductor's gift. Anton Seidl

Art Gift Men