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

Sondra Radvanovsky

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" 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. "

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

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

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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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" My roots really instilled Chicago values in me. "

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

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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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" 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. "

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

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