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

I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. It's a live performance that aligns all of the arts, and when it is represented in the media, in film in particular, it is presented as something that is really a special event, whether it's a great date or something that's just hugely romantic.

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

I'm not exactly an angry young person.

When I sing, the sound is a totally different range, color, all of it. It's all about the breath. You take in a breath and you make a sound.

In a way, being an opera singer is like being a very romantic sixteen-year-old who falls in love with great passion and conviction every month.

No voice teacher can be all things to all people. You have to gain information from whatever sources you can. You have to listen.