I do everything in the third person. Performance is about being someone else.

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

I haven't really been able to transfer into that extraordinarily other worldly creature, other than I hope on stage.

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

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

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.