If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them.

Am I afraid of high notes? Of course I am afraid. What sane man is not?

People think I'm disciplined. It is not discipline. It is devotion. There is a great difference.

Why should be elite, music? Excuse me. Music must be for everybody.

Opera is one of the most important art forms. It should be listened to and appreciated by everyone.

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.

I think a life in music is a life beautifully spent, and this is what I have devoted my life to.