Puccini Quotes

The shower is my time to open up my operatic chops, because of the enormous echo. You sound five times as big in the shower, so I break into some "Nessun Dorma" (from Giacomo Puccini`s "Turandot") or Pearl Jam. You`ve got to go big when you`re in the shower. There`s no half-singing in the shower, you`re either a rock star or an opera diva.

That`s why Puccini`s work is so alive - because he creates such extraordinary pieces of theater. It`s not dependent on personality.

Verdi is my god and my other influences are Berlioz and Puccini, with a dash of Debussy in my orchestration.