“I used to ta- ta- ta- talk — talk like that wh- wh- wh- when I w- wa- was a kid,” he told one audience.

Cuidado al principio —ta ta ta ta ta— quiero escuchar todas las notas juntas al mismo volumen.

No quiero escuchar ta ta TÁ ta TÁ ta TÁ.

“Those trills, they need to come out a lot stronger than that. Careful at the beginning — ta ta ta ta ta — I want to hear all the notes together at the same volume. I don’t want to hear ta ta TA ta TA ta TA. Very defined. OK? From the top!”

“I mean, in terms of the character, I love the character,” he said, “But, of course, baritone role, ta ta ta. …”