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When I was 11 years old, I wanted to sing Tosca.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
Singing bel canto is like walking on a tightrope - especially with a larger voice like mine.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
Temperament and tightness often go together. But if you're tight, you can't sing. So I have to have that tension in my body but not in my voice.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
I think the power of opera has been shifted from the music to the director, because this is a very visual age that we live in.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
We live in a very disposable society, and people want everything right away, but unfortunately, vocal technique doesn't come overnight.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
I'm going to the gym and really taking care of myself and trying to stay fit, eating properly.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
People have this idea that opera singers are overweight and sit at home eating bonbons. But I consider myself an athlete.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
I walk around the house in my pajamas all day if I want to.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
My roots really instilled Chicago values in me.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
You go to the gym to make sure you have the stamina to breathe in the corsets.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
The vocal cords are a muscle, and like any other muscle in the body, they can be strained. So you have to warm up.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
Trying to look glamorous while singing is not easy.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
I don't like confrontation; I just like to sing.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
Most voices get weaker and frailer. I seem to be getting better with age.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
For me, bel canto is medicine for the voice.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
After I turn 50, I would like to sing Verdi's 'Attila.'
— Sondra Radvanovsky
And if I don't sing, I don't get paid.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
Opera tells stories that all ages can relate to: love, death, revenge, etc.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
I tell young singers not to listen to themselves. What I hear is not what you hear.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
I'm American by birth, but I consider myself Canadian.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
I know I'm an opera singer, but we're actors, too.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
I perform in opera houses in the centres of big cities. We live in 20 acres of forest. You need that space to recover and renew.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
I don't like happy stuff. I'm not funny.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
HD is not forgiving. Once you see your face for the first time in a movie cinema, you run straight to the gym.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
I love the tragic side. I don't do 'happy' onstage. I like the dark, the disturbed.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
You went to your first Broadway play or musical at some point, right? Come to opera.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
I am so proud to call myself Canadian! Thank you, Canada, for welcoming me with open arms!
— Sondra Radvanovsky
Opera - above and beyond anything else - is about the music, and it should be about the music.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
I have the best job in the whole world because I get paid to do something I love. How many people do you know who can say that?
— Sondra Radvanovsky
