Sondra Radvanovsky

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sondra Radvanovsky
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Apr 11, 1969(1969-04-11)
Age	55
Birthplace	Berwyn
Country	United States
Birth City	Georgia
Horoscope	Aries

Sondra Radvanovsky Biography

Sondra Radvanovsky is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on April 11, 1969 in Berwyn, Georgia, United States. Sondra Dee Radvanovsky (born 11 April 1969) is a Canadian-American soprano. Specialized in 19th-century Italian operas, Radvanovsky has been called one of the most renowned Verdi sopranos from her time. Her roles of a lifetime are Elvira as Ernani, Leonora in Il trovatore, Elena in I vespri siciliani, Elisabeth in Don Carlos, and the principal part in Norma.

As of 2010, she performed the season of the Canadian Opera Company with the title role in Verdi’s Aida. She has enjoyed success in recent seasons as Leonora especially with David McVicar’s stage production Il Trovatore in the Metropolitan Opera. As of 2011, she hosted Metropolitan Opera Live in HD which was telecast in cinemas across the globe. In addition to her specialization in Verdi heros She has also sang the roles of the title characters for Suor Angelica, Tosca, Susannah, Rusalka, and Norma as well as other roles.

During the 2014/15 season, Radvanovsky sang the title role in Norma, which she called a “perfect role vocally and temperamentally” in an interview with The New York Times, at the San Francisco Opera. She made her Norma debut at Teatro Campoamor de Oviedo in the 2011/12 season and received critical and popular acclaim in the role during the 2013/14 season at the Metropolitan Opera.

In the Metropolitan Opera’s 2015/16 season, Radvanovsky performed all three queens in Donizetti’s “Tudor” operas, Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda, and Queen Elizabeth I in Roberto Devereux, which no one had done before in the company’s history.

Radvanovsky met Duncan Lear by tenor Michael Schade. They were married in December 2001. Lear is now in the full-time role of manager. She was a resident of New York while her husband was in Toronto for the first year of their marriage, following which they lived in the suburbs of Greater Toronto, formerly in Oakville and currently located in Caledon, Ontario. She obtained Canadian nationality in the month of February, 2016.

Sondra Radvanovsky Net Worth

Sondra Radvanovsky is one of the richest Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sondra Radvanovsky 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1995, Radvanovsky was awarded in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and the first prize at the Loren L. Zachary Society Competition. In 1997 she won the George London Foundation Competition. Her teachers include Martial Singher, Ruth Falcon as well as Anthony Manoli, who is also her accompanist.

Following an audition at the National Council Auditions, Radvanovsky later enrolled in the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. In 1996, she made her debut on as a stage actress in Rigoletto as the Countess Ceprano. After her performances in lesser roles her attention was drawn to her in the role of Antonia In Les contes d’Hoffmann and was chosen as an actress to observe.

Radvanovsky was born in Berwyn, Illinois, to Czech father and Danish mother. At age 11, she moved to Richmond, Indiana. She studied at Richmond High School and then Mission Viejo High School. She sang her first full-length opera, La bohème as Mimì in Richmond at the age of 21. She studied voice at the University of Southern California for 2 years and drama at the University of California, Los Angeles for 2 years, after which she studied privately. She also received training at the Tanglewood Music Center and the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music.

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Who is Sondra Radvanovsky Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Sondra Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sondra Radvanovsky celebrates birthday on April 11 of every year.

How old is Sondra Radvanovsky?

53 years (April 11, 1969)

Who is sondra Radvanovsky?

Sondra Radvanovsky, (born April 11, 1969, Berwyn, Illinois, U.S.), American- Canadian bel canto soprano known for being one of the premier interpreters of works by Giuseppe Verdi. Radvanovsky was raised in Richmond, Indiana.

How long is Tosca at the Met?

Act I – Running Time: 45 mins.

What is the meaning of Tosca?

Definition of tosca 1 : a calcium carbonate deposit occurring in the loess of the pampas — compare caliche. 2 : a soft coral limestone deposit used for various purposes in Puerto Rico (as for masonry, road surfacing, ballast, and as fertilizer)

What is the story behind Tosca?

With Puccini’s richly romantic score, it is one of the world’s most loved operas. A tragic story of passion and jealousy , it tells the story of the tempestuous opera singer Floria Tosca, as she fights to save her lover Cavaradossi from the sadistic police chief Scarpia.