I don't feel I'm fighting to reach this huge audience; it just happens. I go on stage before the audience arrives and look out to this vast empty house. There's something therapeutic about taking in the ring where you'll perform. — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
The thing that fuels me the most is the desire to be on stage. And singing is the ultimate way of expressing all the emotions that I have inside. — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
My Mozart career began as a teenager in Los Angeles, singing arias from 'Le Nozze di Figaro' and 'Don Giovanni.' — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
From my perspective, music allows me to escape from the world of what is happening right in front of me... to the world of… — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
My professional life shouldn't be an influence on whether I spend time at home. My career is my whole life's blood. It's my calling. — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
I don't feel I'm fighting to reach this huge audience; it just happens. I go on stage before the audience arrives and look out… — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
I know there are lots of regional accents in England, but I can't tell them apart and I'm not really aware of class. I… — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
My mother actually does most of my shopping for me. I love fashion, but I don't really love shopping. — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
I think of myself as an Olympian. I have had a dream since I was a very small child. And because I have parents… — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
In a fit at the bookstore one day, I bought all my favourite composers' biographies: Schubert, Massenet, Wolf. I've still not had a chance… — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
I spent my first 10 years in the Commonwealth. I come from cricket, crumpets, cucumber sandwiches, the Queen. — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
I sang with a voice that was natural, and I liked the way I produced that sound. I thought of my other friends, that… — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
