“I have had a very difficult time with stage fright it undermines your well-being and peace of mind, and it can also threaten your livelihood.”
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My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table I had a tremendous music education.
I've spent hours and hours doing research into Appalachian folk music. My grandfather was a fiddler. There is something very immediate, very simple and emotional, about that music.
I've always been inspired by artists who have shown musical and intellectual curiosity and the courage to take risks.
I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. It's a live performance that aligns all of the arts, and when it is represented in the media, in film in particular, it is presented as something that is really a special event, whether it's a great date or something that's just hugely romantic.
