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" Artists shouldn't deal with business stuff; that's not what we're trained in, and most of us aren't good at it. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

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" It's the worst feeling, coming back after a performance when you are on a real high, and you go back alone to an apartment or a hotel room. People think we sit in hotels and eat bon bons. But the lifestyle can be very stressful. "

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" I am so proud to call myself Canadian! Thank you, Canada, for welcoming me with open arms! "

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

" If I can transport audiences for the three or four hours they're at the opera, to make them forget all of their worries, the bills they have to pay and all that, then I've done my job. That, for me, is very gratifying. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

" When I am on the opera stage, I am playing someone else. In recitals, I even have the chance to talk to the audience, which is something you don't get to do in opera. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

" People have this idea that opera singers are overweight and sit at home eating bonbons. But I consider myself an athlete. "

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" I always think of my father when I sing arias about loss and love and longing. It gave me that definite deep sorrow that one can only get from life experience, you know? "

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. "

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" When you do a 'messa di voce,' that means you start soft, you crescendo into loud - and then you go back to soft again. Some people call it circus tricks, but in bel canto, it's really written into the music. "

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" You have to be in tune with your body and know when your body is saying, 'That's enough, you're done for the day.' If you over-fatigue and are totally stressed, you get sick. And if I get sick, I can't work. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

" When I was signing up for the University of Southern California's music program, I flipped a coin to decide my major. If it came up heads, it would be flute - tails would be 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

" I absolutely love Canada, and I wouldn't live anywhere else. It's half American and half European, and I really enjoy that. And the people are just fantastic - nicer than any people in the world. "

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" I'm going to the gym and really taking care of myself and trying to stay fit, eating properly. "

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" 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

" I don't like confrontation; I just like to sing. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

" Even when I'm not onstage singing, there's always music going on in my head. It's a curse and a blessing in a way - it's sitting in bed at night, trying to go to sleep, while the music keeps playing in your head - especially when you're trying to learn something new and you're trying to memorize it and get everything. "

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 know I'm an opera singer, but we're actors, too. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

" After I turn 50, I would like to sing Verdi's 'Attila.' "

Sondra Radvanovsky

" Singing bel canto is like walking on a tightrope - especially with a larger voice like mine. "

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

" When I was 11 years old, I wanted to sing Tosca. "

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" I don't like happy stuff. I'm not funny. "

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" Temperament can really take a toll on the voice. If you get tight in your body with the acting, then you can get tight in your voice. And then you can get tired, and you can damage yourself vocally. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

" I tell young singers not to listen to themselves. What I hear is not what you hear. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

" And if I don't sing, I don't get paid. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

" I walk around the house in my pajamas all day if I want to. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

" Opera tells stories that all ages can relate to: love, death, revenge, etc. "

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