I had found a kind of serenity, a new maturity. I didn't feel better or stronger than anyone else but it seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not - more important now was for me to love them. Feeling that way turns your whole life around; living becomes the act of giving.

It seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them

My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put to bed with quiet and dignity, not yanked out every once in a while to see if it can still do what it used to do. It can't.

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

Don't get me started on critics.

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

When you're in love, the whole world is Jewish.