Musician

I went to the Conservatory of Music in school in Rome.

The songs of Bizet are by a French peer of Rossini. When Rossini stopped composing, he was living in Paris. He also wrote some beautiful songs in French.

The voice is an instrument that you really must take time to develop. It's like a good red wine Give it time.

People realize that Salieri is not the man we saw in the Amadeus movie. That man had no talent. It was a great movie, but the Salieri character was a big fiction.

The first time I sang with David Daniels... I had never performed with a countertenor before. That first time was magic, it was so beautiful. And he's such a great artist.

Well, I don't think a specific role can destroy your voice. What can destroy your voice is when you... make an error. Everybody can make an error. But then you need to realize what is your way.

Arizona is gorgeous. The sunshine in Arizona is gorgeous red.

The media can be a really strong vehicle.

We consider Monteverdi the first composer of opera. There was someone before, but everything started with Monteverdi.

When you are accompanied by the instrument - on an instrument like the lute-the lute and voice - you have this sound, and you feel how the music can be so touching and yet so simple.