I am so envious of my colleagues from 100 years ago who only sang new works, they hardly ever sang revivals.
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My mother was the worst kind of stage mother. She would make me and my younger sister and brother little duckling costumes and put us in kiddie shows.
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I listen to archival and historic recordings. I love watching singers. I learned a lot from watching videos.
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I'm not a reactionary.
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.
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A lot of performers don't want to leave the circuit, the European opera house circuit, partly because most singers don't sing many concerts, or at least not while they are in their prime.
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