When it becomes clear that no one else shares your level of passion, you are where you belong.

We all have a destiny in accordance with the breadth of our shoulders. My shoulders are broad.

But enough joking. I am singing. This is all my life.

When I was a young man, I was a baritone, very far from possessing the whole range of the tenor then.

The public is a part of my real life.

Young singers are much better educated musically, much better informed, through discs and videos, than I was.

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.