Among the important realizations I had in my own days in the practice room was that if any one route to any one phrase didn't work after days of trying, then the exact opposite route should at least be explored, as well as every alternative in between, as counterintuitive as that often seemed.

I would love to do more private concerts.

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

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

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.

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.

I want to get out of the major opera houses.