But I won't deprive myself of singing opera as long as my voice follows.

It is strange, but nobody is shocked when pop singers make a fortune in the space of two years.

The press regularly proclaims my ambitions and my financial demands.

Let us be clear: I take ten times more money for a concert than for an opera performance.

In the last century, everybody was singing lower.

I will prove that a great conducting career is expecting me.

I hope I have given back half the joy music has given me.