Occupation: Conductor Birth: January 21, 1941
When it becomes clear that no one else shares your level of passion, you are where you belong..
I'm not superstitious because it brings bad luck..
I hope I have given back half the joy music has given me..
I feel like a little boy who is constantly offered new toys..
In the last century, everybody was singing lower..
I have always studied my parts with the orchestral score and not with the piano reduction..
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….
Honestly, if the public still wants to hear me in some works, I have to go down a half step..
I am never wrong when it comes to my possibilities..
Sometimes pianists try to sound like singers: me personally, I try to sound like a Bösendorfer..
I attended less than two years of Conservatory in Mexico City..
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….
On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach the top that I accept the stress of being there..
I was married at 16, a father at 17 and divorced at 18..
My strength is my enthusiasm..
When a young artist is ready, one has to bring him into the limelight..
If money was my only motivation, I would organize myself differently..
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..
The public is a part of my real life..