I've lived in New York all my life, and we went to the Mormon Pageant each year in upstate New York. It still is a wonderful production. I remember going and seeing the performance and listening to the music. My father had Mormon Tabernacle Choir music, and we would listen to it and sing with it.

I want to keep my voice young, with nothing heavy.

Having to travel so much plays havoc with your personal life.

Certainly, jazz has become more of a niche, which is surprising, because it's our music. It's the national music of America.

I enjoy the more floaty, exposed, elegant singing.

I learned so many roles so quickly as a young singer, I thought it was time to come back to them and make them better - deeper, more nuanced.

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