Sondra Radvanovsky

Known as one of today’s premier Verdi and bel canto interpreters, the world-renowned American soprano has appeared at Lyric numerous times, including Lady Macbeth/Macbeth (2021/22),The Three Queens (2019/20), and Lisa/The Queen of Spades (2019/20). She made her debut in the title role of Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah (2002/03). Her innovative Lyric concert performances of The Puccini Heroines during the 2024/25 Season, in which she sang most of Puccini’s iconic arias in a single monumental program, was recorded by Pentatone, and her star turn in the title role of Medea in the 2025/26 Season was widely acclaimed as a tour-de-force. Radvanovsky made history as the first soprano to perform Donizetti’s “Three Queens” at the Metropolitan Opera in a single season. Among her other recent successes is Aida, in a new production at Opéra National de Paris. Radvanovsky is much celebrated in Europe, from the Royal Ballet and Opera to La Scala, the major Spanish houses, and the Zurich Opera House. She has also appeared with the major orchestras of Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, and Munich, as well as the Verbier Festival Orchestra. She can be seen on DVD in Alfano’s Cyrano de Bergerac and has starred in three performances for the Met: Live in HD Series, for which she has also served as host. Radvanovsky can be heard on CD in a solo recital of Verdi arias and in Verdi opera scenes with Dmitri Hvorostovsky.