For My Own Singing, I Used To

I Want To Get Out Of The Major Opera Houses.

In A Way, Being An Opera Singer Is Like Being A Very Romantic Sixteen-year-old Who Falls In Love With Great Passion And Conviction Every Month.

I Was Constantly Being Pushed Toward A European Ideal Of What It Means To Be A Classical Or Opera Singer, Let's Say In The Renata Tebaldi Mode. I Reject That.

I Don't Want To Be Somebody Who Stands Still And Sings Pretty. Each Song Is A World. Each Song Is A Story. I Don't Achieve Nearly What I Want.

I Learned So Many Roles So Quickly As A Young Singer, I Thought It Was Time To Come Back To Them And Make Them Better - Deeper, More Nuanced.