Sanford Sylvan

bass

The American bass Sanford Sylvan has been highly praised for his performances in the opera productions of Peter Sellars and Craig Smith, both in the USA and Europe. He has sung in premiere performances of operas by Phillip Glass, Peter Maxwell Davies and John Adams, including the Death of Klinghoffer, and performances in Lyon, Vienna, San Francisco and Glyndebourne.

A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, Mr. Sylvan has given highly praised recitals throughout the USA. With his longtime collaborator, pianist David Breitman, he has performed extensively throughout the USA and Europe in venues including Carnegie Hall and London's Wigmore Hall. He recently made his New York City Opera debut in The Magic Flute. He has performed with the orchestras of Cleveland, New York, Boston, San Francisco and in chamber music with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Boston Symphony Chamber Players and Music from Marlboro. Mr. Sylvan has sung in nearly every New England Bach Festival since his New England Bach Festival debut in 1980.

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