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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 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.

While It's A Fact That A Voice Begins With Natural Talent, Any Talent Must Be Nurtured, Cajoled, Wrestled With Pampered, Challenged, And, At Every Turn, Examined.

One Of My Timesaving Habits Is To Save All Of My Magazines And Junk Mail For Airplane Trips. I Walk On The Plane With A Very Heavy Bundle, But By The Time The Trip Is Over, It Can All Be Thrown Away.