I am grateful that my horizons were not narrowed at the outset.

I have enjoyed most particularly reading the correspondence between Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss. The genuine friendship, competitiveness and support that thread through their communications are life lessons for us all.

My arias make me take off as if I were on a trampoline.

I am grateful that my horizons were not narrowed at the outset.

I have a particular affliction. I am unable to say a word I can't spell.

I was given a stethoscope in a child's 'doctor's bag' at about age six and I loved it! One could hear the heart beating through that plastic toy.

One needs more than ambition and talent to make a success of anything, really. There must be love and a vocation.