I Would Love To Do More Private

I've Always Been Inspired By Artists Who Have Shown Musical And Intellectual Curiosity And The Courage To Take Risks.

I Was Constantly Being Pushed Toward A European Ideal Of What It Means To Be A Classical Or Opera Singer, Let's Say In The Renata Tebaldi Mode. I Reject That.

Among The Important Realizations I Had In My Own Days In The Practice Room Was That If Any One Route To Any One Phrase Didn't Work After Days Of Trying, Then The Exact Opposite Route Should At Least Be Explored, As Well As Every Alternative In Between, As Counterintuitive As That Often Seemed.

I Was Always A Very Good Student.

I'm Reserved, So I've Always Needed To Find A Way Of Opening Up. Jazz Helped Me Do That.