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Discussing opera costumes next to Heiner Müller, right. "If you fail, there will be a storm of boos," I was warned. "They'll throw raw eggs and tomatoes at you." (Photo courtesy of Yohji Yamamoto)
Yohji Yamamoto

"Let's destroy outdated operas": Yohji Yamamoto (22)

Challenging Wagner at Bayreuth with Heiner Müller and losing 3 million yen

Yohji Yamamoto | Japan

"Yohji, how about we destroy the traditions of the opera together?"

That was the line that brought me around.

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