It's not difficult to sing in German; it's difficult to feel in German. This takes time. It's a culture.

The media can be a really strong vehicle.

When you are accompanied by the instrument - on an instrument like the lute-the lute and voice - you have this sound, and you feel how the music can be so touching and yet so simple.

I am a person of the 18th century.

I would still love to do more Handel. I think Handel was a fantastic composer. I did lots of Vivaldi, but it's also important to do the music of Handel, one of the greatest composers of the 18th century.

We consider Monteverdi the first composer of opera. There was someone before, but everything started with Monteverdi.

You need to love what youre doing.