Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice.

Attachment to spiritual things is... just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.

The Lourie Center eases the burden of children and their families through early intervention and diagnoses and treatment.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Opera is music AND drama. I'm prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time... I can make a pretty tone as well as anyone, but there are times when the drama of a scene demands the opposite of a pretty sound.

The press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.