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My style in Italian is very old-style.

More people are listening to opera, and I'm happy - everybody must be given that opportunity.

It's true that I suffered a lot, especially when I was younger.

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

It's always beautiful to sing with other great voices. I like voices in general. It's a big privilege to have great singers next to me.

It is not Christian to go against someone. I am in favour of life.

I've always been on the side of science that tries to help man. I play an active part with the foundations I'm involved in. Science gives hope.

In essence, I set myself the objective of doing what I feel is right without having any ambition.

I'm quite shy, so I hate seeing my private life splashed over the papers.

I loved playing football. In this particular match the ball happened to hit my right eye, the only one which I could see light and colour with.

I live for my children, so my number one rule is I won't go away from home for more than two weeks.

I like very much to ride horses. I like soccer, I have had a passion for boxing since I was a child, although it would be stupid for me to box.

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

I know that my passion is for opera, but sometimes I like also to sing songs, because there are many beautiful melodies.

I have trouble with modern art. But in general, all art forms fascinate me - art is the way human beings express what we can't say in words.

I have a European frame of mind and Europe is my home.

I don't like crying. I'm a country boy, and we're the product of our upbringing. As a boy, I was told that men don't cry.

I do not think anyone can ever do anything without the help and will of God.

I change the language with which I use my voice. In opera, I know I have an orchestra behind me; I have to communicate to people very far from me.

I am a very lazy man, so, for me, the dream is to be at home on the chair with my family.

I also always carry my flute. It's very important for me to try to relax when I'm travelling, and playing my flute helps me to unwind.