I'm Quite Shy, So I

Probably The First Time I Left Italy Was To Travel By Train To Lourdes. I Went With My Mother And My Grandmother - Who Was A Very Religious Person - So It Was A Pilgrimage Of Sorts. I Remember It As A Very Intense, But Beautiful Experience.

In My Ipod, There Are Many Operas, From A To Z. I Have 'aida' And 'boheme' And 'butterfly' And 'cavalleria'. My Passion Is For Opera, But When I'm In The Car, I Listen To Everything.

It's Important For Me Who Is At The Table With Me; The Moment When Everyone Speaks To Each Other And Everyone Listens. If There's Good Food, It's Much Better.

I Was An Agnostic Until I Realized That I Had To Choose Between God And Fate. The Idea That Humanity And Nature Are The Result Of Fate Was Not Convincing At All. I Find The Presence Of God Everywhere.

I Always Knew I Would Sing. I Just Didn't Know If I Would Be Successful Or Not. But I Sang At School, I Sang At Parties, I Sang At Church. Everyone Always Asked Me To Sing. I'd Be Playing Football With My Friends And My Parents Would Ask Me To Sing For Their Guests. I Was Never Very Happy About That Because I Wanted To Play Football.