I've been buying the same lambrusco from Correggio [a town between Reggio-Emilia and Modena] since 1965.

If I could live my life over again, there is one thing I would change. I would want to be able to eat less.

It is so important for people at a young age to be invited to embrace classical music and opera.

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

Music making is the most joyful activity possible, the most perfect expression of any emotion.

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

It is not always a matter of wild ovations and legendary performances. Sometimes you are just happy to get through an opera without trouble.