German is more familiar now since I live part of the year in Rome and part in the German part of Switzerland. But it's not difficult to sing in German; it's difficult to feel in German. This takes time. It's a culture.

I went to the Conservatory of Music in school in Rome.

I did a concert... in September with the Berlin Philharmonic... They're great musicians, and there's always something to learn from them.

I did a concert... in September with the Berlin Philharmonic... They're great musicians, and there's always something to learn from them.

I am a person of the 18th century.

"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."