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“I feel like a little boy who is constantly offered new toys.”
“The public is a part of my real life.”
“This circus games aspect has existed since the beginning of my career.”
“The press regularly proclaims my ambitions and my financial demands.”
“I am never wrong when it comes to my possibilities.”
“This season, over eight productions, I am presenting four young tenors.”
“When a young artist is ready, one has to bring him into the limelight.”
“Young singers are much better educated musically, much better informed, through discs and videos, than I was.”
“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 all the colors, expressing reds and blacks that had to be less primary but bursting with subtly colored combinations.”
“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 repertoire since I am attracted by its theatrical intensity.”
“In the last century, everybody was singing lower.”
“But enough joking. I am singing. This is all my life.”
“I attended less than two years of Conservatory in Mexico City.”
“Every three days on average, I am alone on stage, facing the public.”
“On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach the top that I accept the stress of being there.”
“If money was my only motivation, I would organize myself differently.”
“When facing symphonic orchestras which have played some works five thousands times, you have nothing to do.”
“Should it happen tomorrow, I would fall to my knees to give thanks to God for such a career.”