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Biography
Sondra Radvanovsky (born April 11, 1969) is an American soprano. Specializing in 19th century Italian opera, Radvanovsky has been called one of premiere Verdi sopranos of her generation.Schweitzer, Vivien: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/arts/music/sondra-radvanovsky-a-soprano-ascendant.html? pagewanted=all "At the Met, a Soprano Ascendant", The New York Times , April 19, 2011Serinus, Jason Victor: http://www.sfcv.org/reviews/powerhouse-verdi-from-hvorostovsky-and-radvanovsky "Powerhouse Verdi From Hvorostovsky and Radvanovsky", San Francisco Classical Voice , April 26, 2011 Her signature roles include Elvira in Ernani , Leonora in Il Trovatore ,Delacoma, Wynne: http://chicagoclassicalreview.com/2009/10/injured-by-offstage-mugger-and-onstage-tenor-sondra-radvanovsky-perseveres-to-sing-in-lyric-opera-ernani/ "Injured by offstage mugger and onstage tenor, Sondra Radvanovsky perseveres to sing in Lyric Opera 'Ernani' "Chicago Classical Review", October 21, 2009 Elena in I vespri siciliani and Élisabeth in Don Carlos .
Early Life and Education
Radvanovsky was born in Berwyn, Illinois , a suburb of Chicago. At age 11, she moved to Richmond, Indiana . She sang her first full length opera in Richmond at the age of 21.Wasserman, Adam: http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2009/2/Features/Chanson_Triste.html "Chanson Triste", ''Opera News Online', February 2009 Radvanovsky studied theater and voice at University of Southern California and University of California, Los Angeles .Taylor, James C: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/01/dispatch-from-new-york-.html "Dispatch from New York: A soprano's second debut", " The Los Angeles Times ", January 8, 2011. She would later undertaken advanced studies at at the Tanglewood Music Center and the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music. http://www.naxos.com/person/Sondra_Radvanovsky/106633.htm "Naxos Website"
After winning Metropolitan Opera ’s National Council Auditions in 1995, she enrolled in the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. Her teachers that include Martial Singher , Ruth Falcon ,Citron, Paula: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sondra+Radvanovsky.-a0109405036 "Sondra Radvanovsky", "Opera Canada", September 22, 2003 and Diana Soviero . http://blog.scena.org/2010/03/interview-sondra-radvanovsky-at-new.html Interview: Sondra Radvanovsky at The New Classical 96.3 FM, "La Scene Musicale", March 17, 2010.
Career
Radvanovsky has performed in every major opera house in the world, including Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Paris Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Vienna State Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, and numerous others. http://www.imgartists.com/? page=artist& id=91& c=2 "IMG Website"
In 2010, she opened the Canadian Opera Company 's season in the title role of Verdi 's Aida . http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1011Season/Aida.aspx "Canadian Opera Company's Webside" She has had success in recent years as Leonora, notably in David McVicar 's production of Il Trovatore at the Metropolitan Opera .Tommasini, Anthony: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/arts/music/18trov.html? scp=4& sq=sondra%20radvanovsky& st=cse "Verdi’s Foundlings, Nobles and Gypsies, Transported to the Age of Goya", "The New York Times", February 18, 2009 In 2011, she hosted the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD|Live in HD in movie theaters around the world. In addition to her specialty in Verdi heroines, she has also sung the roles of Suor Angelica , Tosca , Susannah , Rusalka , among others. http://www.losangelesopera.com/artist/radvanovsky.sondra.aspx "Los Angeles Opera WebsiteSmith, Steve: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/12/arts/music/12tosca.html "‘Tosca,’ With Tinkering, Cooler Tempers and a Fill-In Tenor", "New York Times", January 11, 2011
Tenor Plácido Domingo has been a noted champion of her career.
Personal Life
Radvanovsky lives with her husband in a suburb of Toronto, Ontario , Canada.
Awards
Winner of the 1997 George London Foundation Competition
Winner of the 1995 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions http://www.metoperafamily.org/uploadedFiles/MetOpera/auditions/national/2009_natcouncilwinners.pdf "Metropolitan Opera Website
First prize in the 1995 Loren L. Zachary Society Competition http://www.zacharysociety.org/finalists.htm "Zachary Society Website
http://www.sondraradvanovsky.com/ Official Website
Persondata | NAME = Radvanovsky, Sondra | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Singer | DATE OF BIRTH = April 11, 1969 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Radvanovsky, Sondra Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:American classical musicians Category:American female singers Category:American opera singers Category:American sopranos Category:Operatic sopranos Category:People from Richmond, Indiana
