When Music Fails To Agree

On Stage, I Am In The Dark.

I Was Always Too Mature For My Age - And Not Very Happy. I Had No Young Friends. I Wish I Could Go Back To Those Days. If I Could Only Live It All Again, How I Would Play And Enjoy Other Girls. What A Fool I Was.

When The Curtain Rises, The Only Thing That Speaks Is Courage.

I Belong To The Givers. I Want To Give A Little Happiness Even If I Haven’t Had Much For Myself. Music Has Enriched My Life And, Hopefully - Through Me, A Little - The Public’s. If Anyone Left An Opera House Feeling More Happy And At Peace, I Achieved My Purpose.

An Opera Begins Long Before The Curtain Goes Up And Ends Long After It Has Come Down. It Starts In My Imagination, It Becomes My Life, And It Stays Part Of My Life Long After I've Left The Opera House.