When a human being without amplification makes a sound that is high and loud, it is almost unworldly.

You finally have to learn to pull all the different kinds of teaching and training and coaching together on you own, so that your voice and body and technique for a sound that is consistent and solid.

I listen to archival and historic recordings. I love watching singers. I learned a lot from watching videos.

Because everything about the voice interests me, I felt it would be fascinating to learn a completely different style of singing.

My worry is that opera will become an historic art form as opposed to a living, breathing thing.

I have a certain image that's more classic, and I'm happy to stay out of the fray.

Every singer eventually gets around to a Christmas disc.