"I'm not a politician, I'm a musician. I care about giving people a place where they can go to enjoy themselves and to…"

"I remember when I began singing, in 1961, one person said, "run quick, because opera is going to have at maximum 10 y…"

"I think an important quality that I have is that if you turn on the radio and hear somebody sing, you know it's me. Y…"

"Penso che una vita per la musica sia una vita spesa bene ed è a questo che mi sono dedicato."

"If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from…"

"I am a very simple person. In spite of all that has happened to me, I have tried to remain the simple person I starte…"

"Every day I remind myself of all that I have been given. … With singing, you never know when you are going to lose th…"

"As an art form, opera is a rare and remarkable creation. For me, it expresses aspects of the human drama that cannot …"

"In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but …"

"It is not always a matter of wild ovations and legendary performances. Sometimes you are just happy to get through an…"