Sandra Piques Eddy

I empower my students with the tools needed to sing with courage, explore with curiosity, and shine with confidence. It is an honor to work with young artists, and I feel truly privileged to see and hear artistry develop in lessons and performances.

Praised for her “dark sensuous mezzo and charming stage presence” (Opera Magazine), Sandra Piques Eddy recently added the roles of Desirée in A Little Night Music (Opera North UK), Lilah in When the Sun Comes Out (US premiere, Portland Opera), Maddalena in Rigoletto (Opera Colorado), Dido in Dido and Aeneas (Florentine Opera), Orfeo in Orfeo ed Eurydice (Portland Opera), Meg Page in Falstaff (Opera Colorado), Paula in Florencia en al Amazonas (Pittsburgh Opera), Suzuki in Madama Butterfly (Inland Pacific Northwest Opera ), and Mistress Revels in the Grammy-nominated recording of Carlisle Floyd’s Prince of Players.

A celebrated Carmen, Sandra performed the role with various companies, including Portland Opera, Michigan Opera Theater, Chicago Opera Theater, Austin Opera, Opera Colorado, Opera North (UK) tour, and twice with Maestro Seiji Ozawa touring Japan. Career highlights include: Charlotte Werther with Boston Lyric Opera; Isabella in L’Italiana in Algeri with Vancouver Opera, Arizona Opera, Austin Opera, and Atlanta Opera; Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Nashville Opera, Vancouver Opera, Wichita Grand Opera, Austin Opera, and on tour with New Zealand Opera; Dorabella in Così fan tutte with Boston Lyric Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Hyogo Performing Arts Center Japan, New York City Opera, and Pittsburgh Opera; La Cenerentola with Spoleto Festival USA, Austin Lyric Opera, Opera Saratoga, and Greensboro Opera; and Poppea in The Coronation of Poppea tour at Opera North (UK). 

With over 100 performances at the Metropolitan Opera, Eddy’s Met roles include Fiona in Nico Muhly’s Two Boys, Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, La Badessa in Suor Angelica, Mercédès in Carmen, Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana, and Zulma in L’Italiana in Algeri, among others. Eddy created the role of the Young Wife in Scott Wheeler’s opera Naga, which premiered in Boston as a part of the Ouroboros Trilogy through Beth Morrison’s Opera Project.

On the concert platform, Eddy has performed with the Baltimore Symphony, Handel and Haydn Society, Phoenix Symphony, New Choral Society, Jacksonville Symphony, National Chorale, Landmarks Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble Concert Series.

Eddy’s love of teaching has made her a sought-after master class instructor. She has led classes at Mannes School of Music, Reinhardt University, Boston University’s Opera Institute, Boston Singers’ Resource, Tanglewood Institute, Brown University, Ole Miss, Austin Opera, Onondaga Community College, and Wellesley College, among others. In 2017, Eddy was honored as a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from Boston Conservatory and joined the Longy School of Music at Bard College faculty as a visiting artist.