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.
Music making is the most joyful activity possible, the most perfect expression of any emotion.
People have a right to criticize.
You don't need any brains to listen to music.
I am open to everything.
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.