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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. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

Body

Saying

Know

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Values

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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

Deal

" 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. "

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

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

Sondra Radvanovsky

Proud

Myself

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" When you do a 'messa di voce,' that means you start soft, you crescendo into loud - and then you go back to soft again. Some people call it circus tricks, but in bel canto, it's really written into the music. "

" 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? "

" Most voices get weaker and frailer. I seem to be getting better with age. "

" 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. "

" I don't like happy stuff. I'm not funny. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

Funny

Stuff

" 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. "

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

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

Sondra Radvanovsky

Just

Sing

" Singing bel canto is like walking on a tightrope - especially with a larger voice like mine. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

Walking

Voice

" And if I don't sing, I don't get paid. "

" I walk around the house in my pajamas all day if I want to. "

" 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. "

" The vocal cords are a muscle, and like any other muscle in the body, they can be strained. So you have to warm up. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

Warm

You

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

Sondra Radvanovsky

Side

Love

" 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. "

Sondra Radvanovsky

Music

University

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

" Opera tells stories that all ages can relate to: love, death, revenge, etc. "

" 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. "

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