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Apart From A Period Of Crisis During My Adolescence, When My Voice Was Changing And I Could Not Tame It - It Was Like A Kicking Foal That Does Not Listen To Reason - I Have Always Been Told I Have A Pleasant And Recognizable Voice.

I Change The Language With Which I Use My Voice. In Opera, I Know I Have An Orchestra Behind Me; I Have To Communicate To People Very Far From Me.

I Don't Have An Extraordinary Degree Of Self-confidence, But I Know The Gift I Have Been Given From God And I Try To Share It With As Many People As Possible. Having A Great Voice Is Not A Merit. I Don't Think It Is A Merit.

Some Of Us Are Born With A Weakness For Music. As A Baby, Music Would Stop Whatever Thought I Was Having. If I Was Worried, It Would Stop Me Worrying; If I Was Crying, It Would Stop Me Crying. Music Was A Healing Thing For Me.

When You're On Stage Singing, You're Naked. Your Voice Is Something Very Intimate, And That's Why I'm Scared Every Time Before I Perform. It Doesn't Matter If I'm Singing For A King Or A Queen Or The Pope, It's Enough To Be In Front Of Anybody. I Suffer, But I Can't Do Anything About It.