It was imperative when I started my training to have a teacher who would really look after whatever talent I had as a youngster.

I started preparing Wolfram long ago because there was practically no stage time and no rehearsals at the Met, just a week. Luckily I'm a quick learner.

Some people disapprove of crossover, but who cares?

I enjoy all aspects of singing and I'm luckily given the choice to be part of different styles of music.

I know many people find Wagner boring, and I'm no different, but by not being pretentious I hope to make it accessible.

A good pupil-teacher relationship has to be built up over time. I can't see the value of someone coming into the room for a few minutes and saying, "Look, you're doing this wrong."