Oh, I might not have escaped 24 Italian songs. I had to do one called "Nel Cor Piu Non Mi Cento" or something like that. My teacher didn't have a clue about Italian pronunciation, so I caught hell for that at contest.

I didn't have a best. My teacher decided I should be a soprano, but I didn't feel very well suited to it, because past a certain point it all went squawky. You must actually have a nice voice.