You should bring to opera everything you can read, absorb, observe. A devoted father of five, he travels with one of his children whenever possible. His operatic interpretations are influenced by religion. Among the few concessions Vickers has made to outside pressures was to move his family to the soft climate of Bermuda. But anyone in the world who stands up for what he believes is known to be difficult.
Opera is hard work although there are moments of joy.
I'm sorry, but I believe that I sacrificed my life to my art. It would have been much more fun to be a farmer. He dislikes categories. They did not exist in the time of Caruso. You were a tenor and you sang.