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I don't want to record anything unless it can be great and genuinely interesting.
There's no performance where I never have to think about setting up a phrase or making a technical adjustment while I'm performing.
I've always been inspired by artists who have shown musical and intellectual curiosity and the courage to take risks.
My worry is that opera will become an historic art form as opposed to a living, breathing thing.
Very few opera singers in history have been able to cross into popular music.
I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. It's a live performance that aligns all of the arts, and when it is represented in the... →
My mother was the worst kind of stage mother. She would make me and my younger sister and brother little duckling costumes and put us in kiddie shows.
I've spent hours and hours doing research into Appalachian folk music. My grandfather was a fiddler. There is something very immediate, very... →
Being steeped in the process of learning and exploring keeps me from becoming too nervous. Partly it's about not getting bored.
I have a certain image that's more classic, and I'm happy to stay out of the fray.
I have not changed with the accomplishments. I've remained the same. If I had changed, great. You know, but I haven't.
I was always a very good student.
Certainly, jazz has become more of a niche, which is surprising, because it's our music. It's the national music of America.
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