I am so envious of my colleagues from 100 years ago who only sang new works, they hardly ever sang revivals.

The first thing I did when I made a little bit of money as a singer was to buy myself an amber necklace. This is often the way we put together our lives, adding the striking qualities of others into our own character.

The more you put into it, the more you and the audience will get out of it.

I'm reserved, so I've always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that.

I'm lucky - I can do two things at once.

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 want to get out of the major opera houses.