I want to get out of the major opera houses.

We are unique, each human voice, not because we are completely self-generated, but because of who we choose to assemble the countless factors that made us.

For my own singing, I used to be attracted by the baroque, the flashier the better, but now I prefer a simpler, purer style.

I've always been inspired by artists who have shown musical and intellectual curiosity and the courage to take risks.

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.

The more you put into it, the more you and the audience will get out of it.

It is our responsibility to learn how to speak to an audience that is less informed about music, to give it a reason to want to come and see us instead of going to the movies.