IWF Houston Chapter

Happy Birthday, Sandra Bernhard!

SandraBernhard

Sandy is Director of HGOco, Houston Grand Opera's award winning unique initiative that explores ways of making opera relevant to its changing audiences.  She has directed main stage productions at major companies throughout the U.S. including San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago. Bernhard held the J. Ralph Corbett Distinguished Chair of Opera at the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) from 2003-2007.

She has written librettos and opera education materials for productions at San Francisco Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Virginia Opera, Utah Opera and Florida Grand Opera, and has taught for the Merola Opera Program, the Adler Fellowship Program, the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Louisiana State University, Utah Opera Young Artist Program, Florida Grand Opera Young Artist Program, Rising Star Audition Program, and Chautauqua Opera among others.

At CCM, Sandy received the 2007 Harmony Fund for projects exploring diversity in a theatrical event and four National Opera Association Awards for her directing work.  She also serves on the Defiant Requiem Foundation, headquartered in Washington D.C.