Probably the first time I left Italy was to travel by train to Lourdes. I went with my mother and my grandmother - who was a very religious person - ….

A country that has really resonated with me and I was really impressed with was Israel. I found that the whole country had a very special atmosphere.….

I did a pop album, 'Sogno,' in 1999. I think it's important to record another pop album because many people love pop music. By this kind of repertoir….

I've always known that I was born to sing, ever since I was a child..

When I hear that young people have come to the theater for the first time to listen to opera, I'm very happy. Because it's the same thing that happen….

Living is dangerous. The important thing is to know the limits..

Now I'm more sure and I feel myself more comfortable singing..

I think I don't want to use drugs or medicine, so nothing. The only way is to go on stage and to hope..

To sing opera, one needs two things: the voice and the passion - and above all, the passion..

I was overcome with happiness, love, and tenderness ... Right after he was washed, I studied him with my hands: his downy little head, his little nos….

When I get on stage, my first goal is not to show my expertise, but on the contrary, to give a bit of happiness, of joy, of cheerfulness. I am firmly….

For me, the most enjoyable type of singing is opera. It allows you to move, to wear a costume ... to do something with your body. When singing in con….

The nature of music is mysterious and so much so that it generates strong emotions within us. It moves along passages that reach the most intimate ar….

Opera is complex for those who perform it, but also for those who listen to it. It takes more time, more patience and more spirit of sacrifice. All t….

Some of us are born with a weakness for music. As a baby, music would stop whatever thought I was having. If I was worried, it would stop me worrying….

I first started playing in piano bars for three reasons - to make money, to be in the company of my friends - and also to hook up with young girls. I….

In preparing my thesis, I have had the pleasure of collecting testimonies from colleagues such as Placido Domingo but also from singing teachers and ….

I studied law, and I was ready to be a lawyer in my country (Italy). Probably it is better for many clients that I changed my direction! But I was ha….

My idol has been Franco Corelli. But every singer can teach you something..

In my iPod, there are many operas, from A to Z. I have 'Aida' and 'Boheme' and 'Butterfly' and 'Cavalleria'. My passion is for opera, but when I'm in….

I like reading... French, Russian classics - Gogol, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Flaubert. I also like Hemingway, Virginia Woolf..