If I go three days without vocalizing, the voice is gone.

In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things.

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

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

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.

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

I received a beautiful welcome to the world of music. I want to give something back to the younger generation.