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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. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

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

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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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