Italian lyric tenor.
"He is the outstanding tenor of his generation, noted for his mastery of the highest notes of a tenor's range."
Learning music by reading about it is like making love by mail.
You don't need any brains to listen to music.
Am I afraid of high notes? Of course I am afraid? What sane man is not?
If your body is not in shape to sing [from the diaphragm] you will push and push but keep falling back on your throat to make the sound. This will ruin your voice.
"In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things."