I Respect Very Much My Public And

In My Ipod, There Are Many Operas, From A To Z. I Have 'aida' And 'boheme' And 'butterfly' And 'cavalleria'. My Passion Is For Opera, But When I'm In The Car, I Listen To Everything.

When A Little More Than A Teenager, I Was A Piano-bar Pianist In The Land Where I Was Born And Raised, Tuscany.

If You Could Have The Arms Of Hercules, Legs As Swift As The Wind. If You Could Leap Shoulder High Above The Rim, Have The Kick Of A Dolphin, The Reflexes Of A Cat. If You Could Have All These, You Would Have The Body, You Would Have The Tools. But You Would Not Have Greatness Until You Understand That The Strongest Muscle Is The Heart. To Me, That's The Soul Of The Olympic Games.

What Is Beautiful Enchants Me. I Mean Not Just Physical Beauty But A Wider Concept Of Beauty. There Is Beauty In Poetry And In Great Musical Or Singing Performances. There Is Beauty Everywhere If You Can Just See It.

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.