Jake Heggie Quotes:
Ocupation: Composer
Life: b. March 31, 1961
Birthday: March 31
If you look at Marriage of Figaro or Butterfly or Traviata, all of those elements are in there. I also have to have a very specific location in mind. The physical environment of where the opera takes place is very key - the "sound world."
source: Source: www.broadwayworld.com
