I'm Not Exactly An Angry Young Person.

I'm American. I'm Eclectic. I'm Going To Follow My Musical Passions. And If People Don't Like It, And It Hurts My Legacy, I'm Not Going To Worry About That.

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.

I Am So Envious Of My Colleagues From 100 Years Ago Who Only Sang New Works, They Hardly Ever Sang Revivals.

I Learned So Many Roles So Quickly As A Young Singer, I Thought It Was Time To Come Back To Them And Make Them Better - Deeper, More Nuanced.

There's No Performance Where I Never Have To Think About Setting Up A Phrase Or Making A Technical Adjustment While I'm Performing.