If I have to hold a note for a long time, I imagine it as moving and spinning, for the note has to have life. In a way, a singer actually refreshes a note with every beat that it's held.

Being steeped in the process of learning and exploring keeps me from becoming too nervous. Partly it's about not getting bored.

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

I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. It's a live performance that aligns all of the arts, and when it is represented in the media, in film in particular, it is presented as something that is really a special event, whether it's a great date or something that's just hugely romantic.

It is our responsibility to learn how to speak to an audience that is less informed about music, to give it a reason to want to come and see us instead of going to the movies.

I have not changed with the accomplishments. I've remained the same. If I had changed, great. You know, but I haven't.

I have a certain image that's more classic, and I'm happy to stay out of the fray.