Listen to Puccini: Heroines

In this tour-de-force live performance, world-renowned soprano Sondra Radvanovsky brings her magnificent voice, stylistic command, and incandescent dramatic powers to arias that span Puccini’s vast repertoire. You'll hear your favorite leading lady moments from Tosca, La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, plus gorgeous melodies from Puccini's more rarely performed works — all supported by the lush sound of the Lyric Opera Orchestra led by Music Director Enrique Mazzola.

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Breaking out from behind Verdi's shadow, Giacomo Puccini's unforgettable melodies and relatable characters set him apart from his contemporaries. In this conversation, soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and Music Director Enrique Mazzola discuss the composer's legacy.

Sondra Radvanovsky on the origins of "The Puccini Heroines"

"I didn't quite know what I was getting myself into...but I love a challenge, and I accepted the challenge!"

In this conversation with Lyric's music director, Enrique Mazzola, internationally renowned soprano Sondra Radvanovsky shares how the idea for her latest concert, "The Puccini Heroines" came to be.

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By Roger Pines

Sondra Radvanovsky's Puccini Picks

Sondra Radvanovsky's triumphs in the operas of Puccini have included Musetta (La Bohème), Liù (Turandot), and the title roles of Manon Lescaut, Tosca, Suor Angelica, and Turandot. The world-renowned American soprano took a moment away from her recent European concert tour to discuss her longtime fascination with the indispensable composer and which selections audiences can expect to hear in The Puccini Heroines on February 8, 13, and 16.

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^{Lyric’s presentation of Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert: The Puccini Heroines is generously made possible by Boston Consulting Group and Sonia Florian*.}

^{Maestro Enrique Mazzola is generously sponsored by Alice* & John Butler, H. Gael Neeson, Sylvia Neil & Daniel Fischel, the Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation, Mary Stowell, and the Zell Family Foundation as members of the Enrique Circle.}

^*deceased

^{Header photo: Joe Mazza}