The first rule in opera is the first rule in life: see to everything yourself

One of the drawbacks of Fame is that one can never escape from it.

Always sing below your potential.

Music is not written in red, white and blue. It is written in the heart's blood of the composer.

If I'd been a housemaid I'd have been the best in Australia - I couldn't help it. It's got to be perfection for me.

You won’t be famous until people start saying the worst things they can about you. Don’t worry! It’s a good sign!

What are we singers but the silver-voiced messengers of the poet and the musician?