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A Lot Of Performers Don't Want To Leave The Circuit, The European Opera House Circuit, Partly Because Most Singers Don't Sing Many Concerts, Or At Least Not While They Are In Their Prime.

I Don't Like To Sing Loud.

At This Stage In My Career, I Don't Have To Take Any Big Risks. You Want To Take A Calculated Risk, Not One That Leads To People Saying 'yes, But There Was That One Time When She Made That Big Mistake.' It's Always A Shame When That Happens, Especially If You've Gotten By For Decades Without Anything Hugely Tragic.

When I Sing, The Sound Is A Totally Different Range, Color, All Of It. It's All About The Breath. You Take In A Breath And You Make A Sound.

My Worry Is That Opera Will Become An Historic Art Form As Opposed To A Living, Breathing Thing.