Mezzo-soprano Sandra Stringer is a graduate of the Doctor of Musical Arts program from the University of British Columbia. A native of Ottawa, Sandra was an Associate Artist with Opera Lyra Ottawa for 2 years prior to her arrival in Vancouver. She appeared in several of their productions as a member of the chorus, and sang notable roles in Aida, Die Fledermaus, and Madama Butterfly. Sandra was also engaged by Opera Lyra to sing in the world premiere of Steven Gellman’s opera Gianni, an adaptation of a science fiction story about the composer Pergolesi. Sandra has also appeared as a guest soloist with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, Thirteen Strings, the University of Ottawa Orchestra, the University of British Columbia Orchestra, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
As a member of the UBC Opera Ensemble, she appeared in many of their main stage productions singing such roles as Cherubino in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Meg Page in Nicolai’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, Hansel in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible by Robert Ward, and Dido in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Sandra has also participated in several UBC Opera Ensemble tours to Germany and the Czech Republic, where she sang several roles including Don Ramiro in Mozart’s Die Gärtnerin aus Liebe, Prince Orlofsky in Strauss' Die Fledermaus, the Fox in Janacek’s The Cunning Little Vixen, Second Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, and Olga in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. Sandra may also be heard singing The Angel on the UBC Symphony recording of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius.
Sandra’s more recent accomplishments include her Vancouver Opera debut in the role of Flora in Verdi’s La Traviata, the creation and performance of a production of Poulenc’s La Voix humaine, which was the subject of her DMA thesis, and her engagement in The Opera Project’s production of Cosi fan tutte in the role of Dorabella. In 2007, Sandra appeared in Vancouver Opera’s new First Nations production of Die Zauberflöte as Second Lady and she participated in the world premiere of Boca del Lupo’s adaptation of Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, an outdoor theatre presentation entitled Quasimodo, or Our Lady of Paree.
