Occupation: Conductor Birth: January 21, 1941
If money was my only motivation, I would organize myself differently..
Sometimes pianists try to sound like singers: me personally, I try to sound like a Bösendorfer..
In the last century, everybody was singing lower..
Honestly, if the public still wants to hear me in some works, I have to go down a half step..
When working with an orchestra, you never spend more than 20 minutes per recording session..
The voice collects and translates your bad physical health, your emotional worries, your personal troubles..
On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach the top that I accept the stress of being there..
I have always studied my parts with the orchestral score and not with the piano reduction..
The public is a part of my real life..
I was married at 16, a father at 17 and divorced at 18..
I am never wrong when it comes to my possibilities..
My strength is my enthusiasm..
When a young artist is ready, one has to bring him into the limelight..
With my personal preparation at the piano, I can afford to hum at half voice..
We all have a destiny in accordance with the breadth of our shoulders. My shoulders are broad..
I then realized that I could never be satisfied again with the mere natural charm of my voice, that I had to constantly paint when singing, melting a….
Don't you think it astonishing that, at 58, I am still working at improving my career?.
Between parts I was too old for and roles that were too overwhelming, out of reach then for my voice. I carved out a niche with the Wagnerian reperto….
But I won't deprive myself of singing opera as long as my voice follows..
To stay at my best, I have to stop talking during the preceding day..
I attended less than two years of Conservatory in Mexico City..