What is sad is not to be able to do today what you have done in your youth. But what is good is to remember that - when you were able - you did it to the best of your ability.

The voice collects and translates your bad physical health, your emotional worries, your personal troubles.

On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach the top that I accept the stress of being there.

This season, over eight productions, I am presenting four young tenors.

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

Don't you think it astonishing that, at 58, I am still working at improving my career?

Between parts I was too old for and roles that were too overwhelming, out of reach then for my voice. I carved out a niche with the Wagnerian repertoire since I am attracted by its theatrical intensity.