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" For sure, one moment really defined the path that I was to take in the future, and that was when I won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in New York in April of 1995. I had just turned 25 two days before the finals concert, and when I won, I had no idea how my life would change because of it. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

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Moment

Life

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Love

" 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. "

" 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? "

" I think Chicagoans have a great set of values. You know what I mean? Kindness. Morals. Ethics. People in Chicago do the right thing. If somebody falls on the street, someone will actually stop and help them up. That doesn't happen in certain other cities. "

" I would have to say that my very first encounter with the arts was when my mother bought me my first record player when I was six years old as well as a Karen Carpenter record. "

" My roots really instilled Chicago values in me. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

Roots

Values

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

" You go to the gym to make sure you have the stamina to breathe in the corsets. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

Stamina

You

" 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. "

" 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

Music

University

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

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

" Most voices get weaker and frailer. I seem to be getting better with age. "

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

" 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

Warm

You

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

" When I teach master classes, I tell young singers if the foundation isn't good, the house will crumble. "

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

Sondra Radvanovsky

Proud

Myself

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Sondra Radvanovsky

Just

Sing

" We live in a very disposable society, and people want everything right away, but unfortunately, vocal technique doesn't come overnight. "

" You went to your first Broadway play or musical at some point, right? Come to opera. "

" What if you didn't have education for sports? People with a natural inclination for sports, athletes without any kind of education, without any kind of training, they would just be couch athletes instead of the world class Olympians that we have. "

" 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

Business

Deal

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

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

" I'm American by birth, but I consider myself Canadian. "

" HD is not forgiving. Once you see your face for the first time in a movie cinema, you run straight to the gym. "