Very few opera singers in history have been able to cross into popular music.
I don't want to record anything unless it can be great and genuinely interesting.
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'm reserved, so I've always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that.
My whole career I played these girls sort of 18 to 23.
So much can be gained from watching other singers, seeing what they do and what they don't do, seeing how they look when they breathe, how wide they open their mouths for a high note.