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" I tell young singers not to listen to themselves. What I hear is not what you hear. "
Sondra Radvanovsky
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" I guess my first professional experience was when my church choir director told my mother that I had a gift with my voice and said that I should think about auditioning, at 11 years old, for the chorus of our regional opera company. "
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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. "
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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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" 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. "
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" Most voices get weaker and frailer. I seem to be getting better with age. "
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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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" When I teach master classes, I tell young singers if the foundation isn't good, the house will crumble. "
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" Trying to look glamorous while singing is not easy. "
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" When I was 11 years old, I wanted to sing Tosca. "
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