I cannot imagine a more satisfying calling than my own: beauty, humanity, and history every day, combined with the cathartic joy of singing.
Someone once said that there are probably seven naturally good singing days in a year-and those are days you won't be booked. What we must learn is how to sing through all the other days.
I enjoy the more floaty, exposed, elegant singing.
With classical singing you have to put out so much air - you project, you emit force.
Because everything about the voice interests me, I felt it would be fascinating to learn a completely different style of singing.
I think singing is one of the most natural things that human beings do, but it's difficult.
My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table; I had a tremendous music education.
I think singing it when its done well is extremely natural. It feels great.
For my own singing, I used to be attracted by the baroque, the flashier the better, but now I prefer a simpler, purer style.