I tell young singers not to listen to themselves. What I hear is not what you hear.
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People have this idea that opera singers are overweight and sit at home eating bonbons. But I consider myself an athlete.
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You go to the gym to make sure you have the stamina to breathe in the corsets.
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It's the worst feeling, coming back after a performance when you are on a real high, and you go back alone to an apartment or a hotel room. People think we sit in hotels and eat bon bons. But the lifestyle can be very stressful.
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Even when I'm not onstage singing, there's always music going on in my head. It's a curse and a blessing in a way - it's sitting in bed at night, trying to go to sleep, while the music keeps playing in your head - especially when you're trying to learn something new and you're trying to memorize it and get everything.
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After I turn 50, I would like to sing Verdi's 'Attila.'
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I don't like happy stuff. I'm not funny.
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When I was signing up for the University of Southern California's music program, I flipped a coin to decide my major. If it came up heads, it would be flute - tails would be voice.
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The vocal cords are a muscle, and like any other muscle in the body, they can be strained. So you have to warm up.
