The voice is an instrument that you really must take time to develop. It's like a good red wine Give it time.

I am a person of the 18th century.

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

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.

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

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.

You must feel what you're singing, not just have a good presentation of the language.