Singing bel canto is like walking on a tightrope - especially with a larger voice like mine. Sondra Radvanovsky belcantolarge Change image and share on social
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 californiacoindecide Change image and share on social
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. Sondra Radvanovsky apartmentbackbad share on social
Most voices get weaker and frailer. I seem to be getting better with age. Sondra Radvanovsky agefrailvoice Change image and share on social
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. Sondra Radvanovsky auditionchoirchorus share on social
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. Sondra Radvanovsky aprilauditionchange share on social