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" I'm going to the gym and really taking care of myself and trying to stay fit, eating properly. "
Sondra Radvanovsky
Care
Trying
Stay
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" 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. "
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" We live in a very disposable society, and people want everything right away, but unfortunately, vocal technique doesn't come overnight. "
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" I don't like confrontation; I just like to sing. "
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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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" 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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" You go to the gym to make sure you have the stamina to breathe in the corsets. "
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You
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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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" My roots really instilled Chicago values in me. "
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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. "
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You
" 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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University
Up
" I love the tragic side. I don't do 'happy' onstage. I like the dark, the disturbed. "
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Love
Like
" I'm American by birth, but I consider myself Canadian. "
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Canadian
Birth
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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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Business
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" I don't like happy stuff. I'm not funny. "
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" Most voices get weaker and frailer. I seem to be getting better with age. "
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Better
Age
" Opera tells stories that all ages can relate to: love, death, revenge, etc. "
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" 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. "
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Stage
You
" I walk around the house in my pajamas all day if I want to. "
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Day
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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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Me
Proud
Myself
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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 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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