“With young singers, I try to give them the right technique, and when t...” — Mirella Freni Quote

“With young singers, I try to give them the right technique, and when they are mature, we work on expression. Because if you are not sure technically, you can lose the way.”

“I like my privacy.”

“For me, to be diva is to have an evening when you are on stage and you are in good form. To have respect for everybody - for colleagues, for the maestro, for the audience. And to give emotion while you sing. If you're talented, you try to do the best you can. But you don't make problems. I respect everybody. For me this is a diva.”

“Freedom of expression comes with responsibilities, especially when it comes with serious implications for peace.”

“Dance, to me, is an expression of who we are.”

“In French, there is an old expression, la patte, meaning the artist's touch, his personal style, his 'paw'. I wanted to get away from la patte and from all that retinal painting.”