Because, In Opera, I Have To Sing

I Speak To God Every Day.

I Like Reading... French, Russian Classics - Gogol, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Flaubert. I Also Like Hemingway, Virginia Woolf.

I Also Always Carry My Flute. It's Very Important For Me To Try To Relax When I'm Travelling, And Playing My Flute Helps Me To Unwind.

When I Get On Stage, My First Goal Is Not To Show My Expertise, But On The Contrary, To Give A Bit Of Happiness, Of Joy, Of Cheerfulness. I Am Firmly Convinced That In Order To Sing Well, You Must Love Your Neighbor And Be Passionate About Life.

A Voice Is Very Intimate. It's Something Of Your Own. So There's Always This Fear, Because You Feel Naked. There's A Fear Of Not Reaching Up To Expectations. As You Become More Famous, People Come And Expect To Hear Something Extraordinary, So You Don't Want To Disappoint Them. I Feel This Sense Of Responsibility.