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.

I'm American. I'm eclectic. I'm going to follow my musical passions. And if people don't like it, and it hurts my legacy, I'm not going to worry about that.

I have had a very difficult time with stage fright; it undermines your well-being and peace of mind, and it can also threaten your livelihood.

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.

A lot of bad behavior in singers is caused by nerves.

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.

With classical singing you have to put out so much air - you project, you emit force.