Date: 2010-09-12
Sandra Ferriera
Sandra Ferreira has being described by “The Brazilian Times”, “Bisado”, “A Noticia” as a “bold and surprisingly large voice… which touches our souls in a deeper level”. Her excellent academic background with a degree in Piano Performance and a Masters from the Boston Conservatory, complements her talent and gifted musicality. Her roles include Countess (Le Nozze del Figaro- Mozart), Mimi (La Boheme- Puccini), Madame Butterfly (Madame Butterfly- Puccini), Tosca (Tosca- Puccini), Eleonora (Exquisitive Women), Dormouse (Alice in Wonderland- ), Louise (Louise- Charpentier), Beautiful Spirit (Orpheus et Euridice- Gluck), Christine (Phantom of the Opera- Weber) among others.Equally at home with concert repertoire, Sandra Ferreira has performed masterpieces as a Soprano soloist such as Requiem- Mozart, Requiem- Faure, Christmas Oratorio- J S Bach, The Messiah- Handel, Amazon’s Forest- Villa-Lobos, Bachianas # 5- Villa Lobos, with renewed orquestras and choirs such as Sao Paulo Symphonic Choir and Orquestra, Bach Society, Yale Camerata Choir, New Haven Chorale, and has performed with ensembles such as Tanglewood Festival Choir (Boston Symphonic Orquestra), Lowell House Opera, Sao Paulo Symphonic Orquestra, among others. She has also created the Libretto, performed and recorded the Opera Monologue “At Home with Lobos”, with Villa-Lobos songs from the Serestas and Modinhas e Cancoes collections.With degrees by the Pontific Catholic University (Sao Paulo, SP- Brazil), New York University (New York, NY-USA) and Northeastern University (Boston, MA-USA), her likewise distinguished academic and professional background as a Psychotherapist and Music Therapist in Brazil and USA has also helped many individual to fulfill their potential and personal growth. She created and developed a pioneer neurological stimulation with music to rehabilitation of psychiatric and neurological patients.
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