In this short scene, the young actor is introduced to his new friend, the director of the opera he has just completed. The two exchange pleasantries, and the young man confesses that he has never heard anything quite like the opera that he is about to perform in front of a live audience. He wonders if the director is as good as he says he is, and he wonders if he will be able to bring new audiences to the play. The young man also expresses his happiness at the success of the play, which he believes will be a success even though it is a low budget production. He hopes that the opera will be well received by the audience and that it will bring new friends to the theater. He also hopes that his voice will be so good that the audience will fall in love with him as well. He wishes that he could go back to his hometown of Vienna and continue his studies of opera. He is also excited about the prospect of performing in the theater with the young director.