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" I love the tragic side. I don't do 'happy' onstage. I like the dark, the disturbed. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

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

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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? "

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

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" My roots really instilled Chicago values in me. "

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" 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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" 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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" 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. "

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

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

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" Trying to look glamorous while singing is not easy. "

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

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

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

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" 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. "

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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. "

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

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" 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? "

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" 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. "

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

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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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