Mezzo-Soprano Sandra Piques Eddy has been praised by the Boston Globe as “a charismatic mezzo with future star written all over her.”  The New York Times agrees claiming “The brightest sparkle belonged to Ms. Piques Eddy, a swan-necked mezzo with fine technique, a range of colors from honeyed to bright and charm to burn.”  Her winning combination of beautiful tone, artistic sensitivity, and superlative stagecraft have served to make Ms. Eddy one of North America’s most highly acclaimed singing actresses.

Sandra Piques Eddy’s 2009-2010 season included her return to the Metropolitan Opera as Mercédès in Richard Eyre’s new production of Carmen. This critically acclaimed production was seen live in movie theaters worldwide as part of The Met Live in HD series. Also this season, Sandra returns to Boston Lyric Opera in her role debut as Idamante in Idomeneo, presents a recital at Amherst College, sings Sycorax in the Metropolitan Opera’s workshop of The Enchanted Island and performs Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti with Boston Midsummer Opera.

Upcoming performances include the title role in Carmen at Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Hansel in Hansel and Gretel at Portland Opera, Isabella in L’Italiana in Algeri at Austin Lyric Opera, Zerlina in Don Giovanni Opera Omaha and in her European debut as Carmen with Opera North UK

Among Ms. Eddy’s most recent successes are performances as the title role in La Tragedie de Carmen with Chicago Opera Theater; the title role in La Cenerentola with both Austin Lyric Opera and Spoleto Festival (USA); Charmian in Antony and Cleopatra with New York City Opera at Carnegie Hall; Juno and Ino in Semele with Florentine Opera; Romeo in I Capuleti ed I Montecchi at Glimmerglass Opera; Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro at the Canadian Opera Company and Atlanta Opera; Isabella in L’Italiana in Algeri with Vancouver Opera; Stephano in Romeo et Juiliette with Hawaii Opera Theater; Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte with Pittsburgh Opera and New York City Opera; Beatrice in Béatrice and Bénedict with Chicago Opera Theater; and Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Austin Lyric Opera and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.

With over 100 Metropolitan Opera performances since her 2001 debut, Sandra has returned to the legendary stage to perform such roles as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana, Zulma in L’Italiana in Algeri, Mercédès in Carmen, Rosette in Manon, Third naked virgin in Moses und Aron, Olga in The Merry Widow, Countess Ceprano in Rigoletto, The Dragonfly in L’Enfant et les sortileges, The third handmaiden in Sly, Servant to the Barak’s wife in Die Frau ohne Schatten and Flower maiden in Parsifal. Other career highlights include appearing as Don Ramiro in La finta giardiniera at Florida Grand Opera and New York City Opera; Meg in Little Women with Glimmerglass Opera, Kentucky Opera and Fort Worth Opera; Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte and the Page in Salome at Glimmerglass Opera; Isabella in L’Italiana in Algeri at Arizona Opera; Pitti-Sing in Mikado and Flora in La traviata at New York City Opera; Mallika in Lakmé at Spoleto Festival USA and Cherubino with Los Angeles Opera and Chicago Opera Theater.

A Boston native, Ms. Eddy’s professional concert debut was with Boston Baroque in Vivaldi’s Gloria at Sanders Theater and Portsmouth Music Hall. She has since had several reengagements, including Messagiera and Speranza in L’Orfeo, and Valletto and Amore in L’Incoronazione di Poppea. Boston audiences have also heard her in various roles with Boston University’s Opera Institute, including her signature Cherubino, Nancy in Albert Herring, Tieresias in the staged premiere of Merryman’s Antigone, and most memorably as Sesto in La clemenza di Tito which garnered her the “Best Young Musician” in the Boston Herald’s Year in Arts review. Ms. Eddy made her Avery Fisher Hall debut as soloist in Messiah with the National Chorale. Sandra was alto soloist at the Spoleto Festival in Beethoven’s Mass in C and has also appeared as soloist with Granite State Opera Orchestra and at Monadnock and Manchester music festivals.

Sandra Piques Eddy was the first place New England Regional Winner of the 2000 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a National Semi-finalist. She has won competitions a both Opera Lirica and the Boston Conservatory. Ms. Eddy graduated from Boston University’s School for the Arts with a master’s degree in Vocal Performance, and was an apprentice artist at the Boston Opera Institute. Additionally, she is a 2002 recipient of the Shoshana Foundation Richard Gold Career Grant.