Andreas Scholl: “My Pop Star Career Is Still Waiting to Happen!”

Thirty years after his debut, Andreas Scholl views the evolution of early music with a degree of concern: once a niche field, it has conquered the major concert halls and become far more demanding, perhaps at the cost of some of its adventurous spirit. Now approaching sixty, the German countertenor looks back on a career built on patience, knowing when to turn down offers and how to protect his voice — while still dreaming, perhaps, of a duet with the Pet Shop Boys or Sting.