I Am A Very Simple Person. In

I Think A Life In Music Is A Life Beautifully Spent, And This Is What I Have Devoted My Life To.

As An Art Form, Opera Is A Rare And Remarkable Creation. For Me, It Expresses Aspects Of The Human Drama That Cannot Be Expressed In Any Other Way, Or Certainly Not As Beautifully.

You Never Know What Little Bundle Of Encouragements Artists Carry Around With Them, What Little Pats On The Back From What Hands, What Newspaper Clipping, What Word Of Hope From What Teacher. I Suppose The So-called Faith In Ourselves Is The Foundation Of Our Talent, But I Am Sure These Encouragements Are The Mortar That Holds It Together.

For All Three Of Us, The Caracalla Concert Was A Major Event In Our Lives. I Hope I Am Not Immodest To Think It Was Also Unforgettable For Most Of The People Who Were Present.

Some Singers Want The Audience To Love Them. I Love The Audience.