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At this stage in my career, I don't have to take any big risks. You want to take a calculated risk, not one that leads to people saying 'yes... →
I have had a very difficult time with stage fright; it undermines your well-being and peace of mind, and it can also threaten your livelihood.
Well, any time I'm preparing for a performance or even a rehearsal, it's as if in a way, like any other athletes, these are muscles that... →
Everybody's a work in progress. I'm a work in progress. I mean, I've never arrived... I'm still learning all the time.
Opera is really fun.
No voice teacher can be all things to all people. You have to gain information from whatever sources you can. You have to listen.
A lot of performers don't want to leave the circuit, the European opera house circuit, partly because most singers don't sing many concerts... →
For my own singing, I used to be attracted by the baroque, the flashier the better, but now I prefer a simpler, purer style.
I listen to archival and historic recordings. I love watching singers. I learned a lot from watching videos.
Every singer eventually gets around to a Christmas disc.
For years, I had no time for exploratory travel.
I am so envious of my colleagues from 100 years ago who only sang new works, they hardly ever sang revivals.
I don't like to sing loud.
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