Opera is a beautiful and important diversion for me.
I remember quite well that 10,000 audience sang with us three on the spot, and ever since then, I always thought the Chinese audience are the greatest audience.
The reason fat people are happy is that the nerves are well protected.
You don't need any brains to listen to music.
Am I afraid of high notes? Of course I am afraid. What sane man is not?
As an art form, opera is a rare and remarkable creation. For me, it expresses aspects of the human drama that cannot be expressed in any other way, or certainly not as beautifully.