Medea
Teatro di San Carlo
“...an emotionally vulnerable and vocally daring performance, a milestone in the career of an essential artist.”
The New York Times
Sondra Radvanovsky is a globally renowned soprano, celebrated as “one of the most profoundly moving opera artists on the planet” (Operawire). She is widely regarded as one of the finest living Verdi and Puccini sopranos, and is among the world’s preeminent interpreters of the bel canto repertoire.
In the 2025/26 season, Ms. Radvanovsky brings her “extraordinary” (New York Times) portrayal of Puccini’s Tosca to stages around the world, including Teatro di San Carlo, the Opéra National de Paris, and Slovenia’s Ljubljana Festival. She will also return to another iconic role, Cherubini’s riveting Medea, bowing again in David McVicar’s lush production at Lyric Opera of Chicago, and she brings her signature performance of Puccini’s Turandot to the Bayerische Staatsoper.
Read MoreA memorable, genuinely great performance by a singer at the peak of her career.
Chicago Classical Review
"…Radvanovsky’s Medea is no snipe. She is a roaring force from the underworld, existing vocally, as Medea must, at the intersection of pain, pleading and panic at the strength and thus the potential {…}
Chicago Sun-Times Photo: Manuel Martinez/WBEZ The Berwyn native, who has made an operatic career all over the world, is resettling in Chicago as the Met-backed “Medea” opens Lyric Opera’s fall {…}
On October 11–26, Sondra Radvanovsky returns to her home company, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, performing the title role in Cherubini’s gripping Medea. She reunites with stage director Sir David McVicar for {…}
