20 Questions with Lucia Cesaroni!

What are the chances that BOTH our Tony and Maria would have a secret love for Beyonce? Find out more about Lucia Cesaroni as she answers 20 Questions!

Guilty musical pleasure? 
Beyonce. I want to BE HER. And I don’t feel guilty about it.


Where do you love to sing? 
I warm up in the shower…does that count?

What is your idea of earthly happiness?

Big, greasy, Canadian breakfast with my sweetheart.


To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Vanity, sloth…

Who are your favourite heroes/heroines of fiction?

Sydney Carton (Tale of Two Cities: “It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done. It is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known”) and Poirot (Agatha Christie)

To what faults do you feel most indulgent?

Vanity, sloth…


mmm breakfast
Who are your favourite characters in history?
Nellie McClung, Oscar Wilde, Queen Elizabeth I



Who are your favourite heroes/heroines in real life?
My mom and dad, my godparents


Who is your favourite author? 
Dickens


Your favourite musician? 

Rufus Wainwright


Don't worry, Rufus! That's a vegetarian
breakfast in the picture!
Your favourite composer?
Verdi.



What quality do you most admire in a person?
Intelligence.


Your favourite virtue?

Kindness.


Your favourite occupation?

Playing Italian mamma—cooking for friends and family


What did you want to be as a child?
An opera singer! (I didn’t know exactly what that was….)



Your most marked characteristic? 
Energy.



What do you most value in your friends? 

Generosity, Loyalty, Humour



For what would you like to be remembered?  
My linguine alle vongole (pasta with clams)


What natural gift would you most like to possess? 

A quick wit.
Hypnotizing!

What is your motto? 

“Never take yourself too seriously”


What non-opera song do you rock? 

“Hypnotize” by Notorious B.I.G.