▁car - rep air ▁firm ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ; ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁that ▁town ▁where ▁he ▁noted ▁" you ▁feel ▁Ver di ' s ▁spirit ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁place !" ▁and ▁where ▁his ▁love ▁of ▁opera ▁began . ▁ ▁Musical ▁studies ▁and ▁training ▁In ▁Bus set o , ▁he ▁states ▁that ▁" as ▁a ▁kid , ▁I ▁used ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁opera ▁with ▁my ▁grand father , ▁and ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁ 1 1 , ▁I ▁already ▁knew ▁I ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁opera ▁singer ." ▁While ▁not ▁actually ▁att ending ▁the ▁musical ▁a cademy ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁famous ▁local ▁ten or ▁Carlo ▁Berg on zi — he ▁listened - in ▁to ▁his ▁master ▁classes ▁after ▁school — ▁P is aron i ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁ten or : ▁ ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁techn ically ▁train ▁with ▁Berg on zi , ▁because ▁I ▁was ▁too ▁young . ▁I ▁sang ▁for ▁him ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁ 1 3 ▁or ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁he ▁told ▁me ▁to ▁wait ▁until ▁my ▁voice ▁would ▁change ▁and ▁I ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁start ▁singing . ▁While ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁techn ically ▁work ▁with ▁him , ▁I ▁listened ▁to ▁his ▁teaching ▁almost ▁every ▁afternoon , ▁and ▁this ▁really ▁taught ▁me ▁a ▁lot ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁diction , ▁phr asing ▁and ▁how ▁to ▁use ▁your ▁voice ▁to ▁communicate ▁to ▁an ▁audience . ▁I ▁consider ▁him ▁one ▁of ▁my ▁teachers ▁because ▁of ▁that . ▁The ▁way ▁he ▁sang , ▁phr ased ▁and ▁used ▁his ▁instrument ▁was