Bio

Baritone Brandan Sanchez has quickly built a dynamic and visible portfolio career, performing some of the most beloved operas, oratorios, and art song cycles popular with today’s audiences. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from San Jose State University, as well as a Master of Music in Voice Performance and a Performance Diploma from Indiana University.

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Brandan has been fortunate enough to perform a wide range of roles, including El Dancïro (Carmen), Schaunard (La Bohème), Belcore (L’elisir d’amore), Sergeant of Police / Samuel (The Pirates of Penzance), Don Pedro (Songbird), Prince Yamadori (Madama Butterfly), Cesare (Viva la Mamma!), and The Celebrant (Bernstein’s Mass). His artistry has taken him to various stages across the United States—with Symphony Silicon Valley (CA), Peninsula Cantare (CA), and the Lafayette Master Chorale (IN)—as well as international venues with the Ireland Limerick Sinfonia and the Cairo Festival Symphony.

 

Recognized for his talent through awards such as the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation’s Liana K. Sandin Voice Scholarship, Brandan has also been privileged to participate as a Young Artist at Cedar Rapids Opera, a Mary Ragland Emerging Artist at Nashville Opera, and a Baumgartner Studio Artist at The Florentine

Opera Company in Milwaukee, WI.

 

Brandan currently resides in Chicago, Illinois.

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