(52 quotes found)
“You must feel what you're singing, not just have a good presentation of the language.”
Cecilia Bartoli
“Actually, I feel music becoming more and more important. It's a big source of inspiration. With what's going on in the world, we feel almost desperate. Music also brings you peace.”
“Music is a way to dream together and go to another dimension.”
“I went to the Conservatory of Music in school in Rome.”
“When I had my first voice lesson I was 15 years old. And I had a really good teacher. This is what made all the difference. A good teacher will teach you the technique, but also how to listen to your voice.”
“Arizona is gorgeous. The sunshine in Arizona is gorgeous red.”
“Salieri was a pupil of Gluck. He was born in Italy in 1750 and died in Vienna in 1825. He left Italy when he was 16 and spent most of his life in Vienna. He's the key composer between classic music and romantic music. Beethoven was the beginning of romantic music, and he was the teacher of Beethoven and Schubert.”
“The voice is an instrument that you really must take time to develop. It's like a good red wine Give it time.”
“I don't want to say the career is my prince, because I want a real prince. I feel it's a little like the story of my life.”
“"The voice is certainly important and you can hear if it's beautiful or not, it's the gods who decide; it's more a question of what you do with the voice, which is the mysterious element. It's the personality behind the voice which makes the artist. The voice is a gift of God, but if you're not able to use this gift, what's left? Nothing but a beautiful voice, without nuance or colour."”
