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

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

We sing with the entire body. The sounds that we make emanate not just from the head, but from the whole heart and soul, and, most important, the gut.

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.

The student's job is to stay open-minded, to quell the knee-jerk defensiveness we all possess in the face of suggestions for improvement, and to maintain patience when faced with a process that is often slow, confusing, and frustrating.

Contrary to the norm, as my technique improved my voice became higher.

I think singing is one of the most natural things that human beings do, but it's difficult.