Marcello Giordani Quotes

Marcello Giordani — Italian Musician born on January 25, 1963,

Marcello Giordani is an Italian operatic tenor who has sung leading roles in opera houses throughout Europe and the United States. He has had a distinguished association with the New York Metropolitan Opera, where he has sung in over 200 performances since his debut there in 1993... (wikipedia)

God smiled on me in every sense. I was born a tenor, and you know what that means. Tenors are a rare commodity.

Sicily is a blessed land. First, because of its geographic position in the Mediterranean. Second, for its history and all the different peoples who have settled there: Arabs, Greeks, Normans, the Swedes. That has made us different from others. We exaggerate, we overdo. We love Greek tragedy. We cry, we fight, sometimes for nothing.

I try to steal something from the great singers. Of course, I don't want to imitate their sound, but I try to do a sort of compromise.

I learned my profession onstage. I didn't have a musical background. I had no conservatory training. I don't play an instrument.

I play piano very badly. That's my great regret.