"I think that moving into opera is sort of reconciling my love for musical storytelling and my desire to stretch and grow as an artist and to continue to challenge myself in new ways."
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"In my mind it should have gone smoothly. This should've been a romantic comedy, but the parents had to get in there and society had to get in there."
"It's not like you're looking for influence. What you're looking for is the possibility for other people to do things."
"I'm going to be honest, this is one of the hardest things I've ever put together."
"We rely on our dreamers and the people who have built worlds when the world was against them."
"I have this intense drive to create. I didn't get into opera because of opera. I got into opera because I have a big voice and a lot to say."
"If anyone has experienced grief, we all know that this brings out the best and the worst in people around you."