Tao Yuyuan's state of mind mirrored that of many opera singers.
The opera circle is not large, consisting of just that tiny, elite group at the top. Tao Yuyuan's reaction was entirely representative of them all.
In fact, He Fangke and the others sitting backstage at the time felt the exact same way. They believed that an opera containing "Libiamo ne' lieti calici," as long as it could be completed, would undoubtedly be an exceptionally brilliant work, even if the quality of the other vocal segments didn't surpass "Libiamo ne' lieti calici."
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