Another Turn In My Life

After Bruno Walter, My Career Went In Leaps And Bounds. I Have Had 35 Years Of A Career That Is Just Incredible, And A Wonderful Time All Over The World.

Young People Can Get Very Discouraged And Get Hooked On Drugs Or On Alcohol Because Of Problems They Perceive As Insurmountable. It Is Important That They Realize A Mistake Need Not Ruin Their Future, But They Must Also Know That Not Everything In Life Is A Bed Of Roses.

Perhaps, Once I Am Gone, The One Thing I Might Be Remembered For Is Having Sung A Great Deal Of Mahler With A Great Many Phenomenal Conductors. It Is Wonderful Music, Very Spiritual.

My Book Has A Lot Of Parts Of My Life That People Don't Know About.

I Thought I Should Go To New York Because It Was The Place To Go To Study. I Went And Tried To Get An Application From The Juilliard School But They Wouldn't Even Give Me One Because I Didn't Have My High School Graduation.