Alexandra Sapan
Soprano
"The leading Lady was fantastic (as Amina), her character possessed contagious emotion, refined and powerful voice; capable of singing tasteful coloratura and agility in the highest ranges of her voice without hesitation."
Ultima Hora, Spain - La Sonnambula, 2005
Alexandra Sapan recently sang the role of Amina from La Sonnambula at Calvìa Opera in Spain to rave reviews and made her debut at the Beijing Music Festival singing the lead role of Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. Ms. Sapan was also a featured soloist with Opera Hong Kong's Inauguration Gala Concert with the Orchestra International D'Italia, singing scenes from La Traviata and Don Giovanni. In June 2004, she debuted at Weill Recital Hall at New York's Carnegie Hall with world-renowned pianist from La Scala, Enza Ferrari, after winning first place in the Classical Productions competition. Fall 2006 performances have included Musetta in La Bohème with Teatro Lirico D'Europa, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte with the Mozart Festival Opera, and Zerlina in Don Giovanni with Taconic Opera. Ms. Sapan also recently sang a gala concert with the Grand Rapids Symphony in Minnesota featuring the arias by Puccini and Dvorak.
While a Resident Artist at the Orlando Opera, she sang the role of Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, and toured throughout Florida while covering for the main stage the three heroines Olympia, Antonia, and Giulietta in The Tales of Hoffman, Violetta in La Traviata, Norina in Don Pasquale, and Musetta in La Bohème. Other recent appearances include the role of Papagena from Die Zauberflöte at the International Music Festival of Macau where Opera Now!, The London Financial Times and opera reviews stated, "soprano Alexandra Sapan presented a highly vivacious Papagena" and "sang with thorough consistency." Other roles with Orlando Opera include Josephine from Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S Pinafore, Adina from L'Elisir d'amore, Berta from The Barber of Seville, and Annina in La Traviata. Ms. Sapan also covered the role of Melissa in Handel's Amadigi di Gaula for the Caramoor Music Festival in New York. Recently Alexandra portrayed Mdms. Silberklang in Mozart's The Impresario with Opera at Florham, NJ.
Ms. Sapan is a recipient of the first place winner in the 2001 Heinz Rehfuss Singing Actor Awards with the Orlando Opera, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Encouragement Award, the Saritelli-DiPanni Bel Canto Vocal Scholarship Fund, Wheaton Conservatory of Music Scholarships, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing Award in Chicago. In 2003, she was a finalist in the Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in Vienna as well as the Jenny Lind Soprano Competition. Ms. Sapan received her Masters of Music from the Manhattan School of Music where she was the recipient of a vocal performance scholarship.
Alexandra Sapan has also performed oratorios to acclaim, including Mozart's Requiem Mass with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Mendelssohn's Elijah with the Huntington Choral Society in New York, as well as the with the West Suburban Choral Union in Illinois and Stravinsky's Les Noces at the Manhattan School of Music. Ms. Sapan sang Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 at Orlando Opera in 2002. She made her Avery Fisher Hall debut as a soloist with the Wheaton Concert Choir at Lincoln Center and has sung aria concertos with the Wheaton Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic, Philharmonic Orchestra de Pecs Hungary, and the Orchestra International D'Italia. Ms. Sapan is a native of New York.