Like stars across the sky, we were born to shine.

I've been to almost every country in the world, and the most frustrating thing for me has been that my schedule has always been so busy that there's so little time before and after performances to explore where I'm visiting.

I loved playing football. In this particular match the ball happened to hit my right eye, the only one which I could see light and colour with.

When I hear that young people have come to the theater for the first time to listen to opera, I'm very happy. Because it's the same thing that happened to me as a child. When I first heard the tenor voice, I immediately fell in love with this kind of music.

I never think about gifts. It's enough to have my family present.

You have to have great passion, because to sing operatic music requires lots of work. I study for at least two hours every day. The voice is like an instrument and requires constant exercise.

If you don't have the possibility of listening to music, you can't know if you love it.