Sandra Ross

Mezzo-soprano Sandra Ross has been praised for her “supple, warm and grandiose” voice. Equally at home on the operatic and musical theater stage, Ms. Ross has performed with Cincinnati Opera, Cleveland Opera, Central City Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Opera North, Sorg Opera, Cleveland Opera Theater, and for ten seasons with the Ohio Light Opera. Among her signature roles are Orlovsky (Die Fledermaus), Carmen, and Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro).

A recent career highlight was her portrayal of the Forester’s Wife in The Cunning Little Vixen with the Cleveland Orchestra under the baton of Franz Welser-Möst, performed to sold-out audiences on the orchestra’s European tour. In Hamburg, Germany, Ms. Ross also spent two years portraying Madame Giry in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera.

A frequent concert soloist Ms. Ross has performed works including Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings Symphony, under the direction of the composer, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Beethovens’s Missa Solemnis, Prokofieff’s Alexander Nevsky, Mozart’s Requiem, Haydn’s Mass in Bflat Major, Handel’s Messiah and Vivaldi’s Gloria, with organizations including the orchestras of Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Ashland, Toledo and Youngstown.

A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Ms. Ross received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Heidelberg University and her Master of Music from the New England Conservatory, where she studied with the distinguished vocal pedagogue Ed Zambara.

In addition to her performing career, Ms. Ross maintains an active voice studio and is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of singers. She has more than 25 years of higher education teaching experience, having served on the faculties of Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, Ashland University, Kent State University, and The College of Wooster.

Ms. Ross teaches applied voice to music and theater majors, with expertise in bel canto, classical, belt, and contemporary musical theater styles. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and has completed Level II training at the Lovetri Institute for Somatic Voicework.

Away from the stage, she enjoys spending time with her family and beloved dog. Ms. Ross may also be heard on numerous recordings with The Ohio Light Opera, released on Albany Records.