Arizona is gorgeous. The sunshine in Arizona is gorgeous red.

People realize that Salieri is not the man we saw in the Amadeus movie. That man had no talent. It was a great movie, but the Salieri character was a big fiction.

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

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

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.

So I like to make music, and I like to share music. This is also a gift.

Well, I don't think a specific role can destroy your voice. What can destroy your voice is when you... make an error. Everybody can make an error. But then you need to realize what is your way.