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28 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday May 30, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Singer wants to raise profile of opera in Canada Continued from page 26 gone through what you're feeling. You realize you're not alone." Perhaps for this reason, Radvanovsky is hoping to share her art not only through her performances, but through recordings as well. "I would love to make more recordings," she said. "I want to put opera on the map for the younger generations. If we don't encourage an appreciation for it, opera could become a lost art form." Radvanovsky will have the chance when she performs in Toronto -- the first time she has performed in Canada since a 2001 performance in Montreal. With the nature of "I want to put opera on the get to see your friends Radvanovsky's career taking unless they come to see map for the younger generaher and her husband, you in London, England, Canadian-born Duncan Lear, tions. If we don't encourage or Paris, France, that's all over the world, she admits an appreciation for it, opera the negative aspect of it. that it can be hectic. But at could become a lost art But at the same time, I the same time, Radvanovsky is form." have great colleagues, thankful for all she has seen and I travel with my husand experienced. band, so we get to explore Opera singer "It's difficult because we Sondra Radvanovsky the world together. You have this beautiful home in get to see all these amazOakville, but we are only there ing cities all over the about one month of the year," said world, and I'm usually there for a month. And Radvanovsky. "We have wonderful family and sure I work, but really it is like a paid vacation." friends here, and you miss a lot of special dates, For Radvanovsky and her husband, the June birthdays, weddings, anniversaries. You don't 8 performance will give them a chance to visit with family and friends, even if only for a short time. However, Radvanovsky is hoping that one day, she and her husband will be spending more time in the country. Radvanovsky would like to perform more in Canada. "I would really like to make myself more known in Canada," said Radvanovsky. "Perform with the Canadian opera. Canada is my home. I call myself Canadian, I think of myself as Canadian." And Canadians will be in for treat, as critics across the globe have praised this opera singer, who is destined to leave her mark on the world of opera. Heightened Perspective opens Saturday Heightened Perspective, an exhibition by local artist Jackie Osmond Patrick, opens Saturday, June 2 at Ristorante Julia. Presented by ArtWorks Oakville, Heightened Perspective will be exhibited at Ristorante Julia, 312 Lakeshore Rd. E., from tomorrow until Thursday, Aug. 2. 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