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I wasn't born Austrian; I wasn't born German. My roots are from Africa, and I do not have any reason for not wanting to celebrate that. Every... →
I would like to see more African-American singers as part of our opera companies. If you take music and the arts out of the public schools, then... →
My parents said to us, practically on a daily basis, that we were as good as anyone else on this earth, and that we would simply have to work harder... →
One has to draw upon one's own musical thoughts and one's own musical acumen, and not to be afraid to let that come into one's work.... →
The high notes always hard to hit. I mean, one has to understand how high notes even happen. The vocal cords have to vibrate so very, very quickly... →
There have been occasions - and I think it's very good for any human being that such occasions would be rare - that one would feel that one is a... →
We singers have a different level of responsibility from other musicians. We have words that we must convey; we have meanings that we must convey... →