Opera Is One Of The Most Important

If I Go Three Days Without Vocalizing, The Voice Is Gone.

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.

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.

I've Been Buying The Same Lambrusco From Correggio [a Town Between Reggio-emilia And Modena] Since 1965.

It Is Not Always A Matter Of Wild Ovations And Legendary Performances. Sometimes You Are Just Happy To Get Through An Opera Without Trouble.