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.

The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other.

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

It is a very honest world, our work. I think you cannot fake anything.

Above all, I am an opera singer. This is how people will remember me.

The music itself could never take the place of my own passion in life.

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