But, when you are confronted with an opera, you have to keep an eye on everything: the musicians, the chorus, the ballet, the singers, the staging.
And then, it is not an office job: I build my production teams, I follow the beginning of the rehearsals, the dress rehearsal, the premiere, which leaves me time to go and attend other opera performances, to find new singers for my future seasons... and to go on with my own career.
And so, when at the end of a performance, I cannot spend an hour signing autographs because I have an obligation, I announce it at the end of the spectacle.