I change the language with which I use my voice. In opera, I know I have an orchestra behind me; I have to communicate to people very far from me.

For me, the most enjoyable type of singing is opera. It allows you to move, to wear a costume ... to do something with your body. When singing in concert you have to stand up in front of the audience, next to the conductor, which is less natural.

To sing a song is like whispering to a child's ear. It is an art heavily relying on improvisation.

Opera is complex for those who perform it, but also for those who listen to it. It takes more time, more patience and more spirit of sacrifice. All this is well worth it because opera offers such deep sensations that they will remain in a heart for a lifetime.

I love eating shabu-shabu in Japan - a kind of beef hotpot. But if you're talking about authentic, traditional food, then Italian cooking is one of the best in the world.

I think I don't want to use drugs or medicine, so nothing. The only way is to go on stage and to hope.

I change the language with which I use my voice. In opera, I know I have an orchestra behind me; I have to communicate to people very far from me.