Cindy Sadler, mezzo-soprano
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Praised for a “gorgeously lush” voice described as “a deep, smoky contralto with an exotic color”, singing filled with "depth and warmth"; and a stage presence which embraces drama and comedy with equal flair, mezzo-soprano Cindy Sadler’s performances win the hearts of audiences across the United States. Opera News cheered her as "an absolute scream as Baba the Turk" (Mark Thomas Ketterson, September 2006). Richard Dyer of the Boston Globe commended her “imposingly sung and vividly acted” performance as Tituba in The Crucible, and Sharon McDaniel of the Palm Beach Post acclaimed her as “always a thrill for her rich, satiny voice and effusive comic gestures” as Dame Quickly in Falstaff. In leading roles or character repertoire, Ms. Sadler is known for her impressive voice and sharply drawn characters.
Ms. Sadler has most recently been heard as Frugola, Zita, and La Zia Principessa in El Paso Opera’s production of Il trittico. She also appeared in New Orleans Opera’s Trittico, where she “just about stole the show as Schicchi’s dragon lady, Zita” and “added relief to the gloom” of Tabarro (Theodore P. Mahne, The Times-Picayune). Other recent performances include Berta in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Austin Lyric Opera, and the mezzo soloist in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with Youngstown Symphony. The 2006 season included her debut as Baba the Turk in The Rake’s Progress with Des Moines Metro Opera, a role Robert C. Fuller of the Des Moines Register wrote she “seems born to sing”. She also sang the Third Lady in The Magic Flute. Upcoming engagements include Mamma Lucia in Cavalleria rusticana with San Antonio Opera, featuring Andrea Bocelli as Turiddu and Veronica Villaroel as Santuzza. She is also currently being featured in a story on the New York Times website. Visit http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/an-opera-singers-fat-relocation-project/.
Ms. Sadler's operatic repertoire embraces a wide range of roles, including Dame Quickly (Falstaff), Mrs. Patrick de Rocher (Dead Man Walking), Amneris (Aida), Augusta Tabor (The Ballad of Baby Doe), Fricka (Die Walküre), Erda (Das Rheingold and Siegfried), Suzuki (Madama Butterfly), and Zulma (L'italiana in Algeri). She has performed in venues such as Lyric Opera of Chicago, Opera Pacific, Opera Boston, Arizona Opera, the Hollywood Bowl, Austin Lyric Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Austin Symphony, Central City Opera, and Chamber Opera Chicago.
Ms. Sadler's professional debut occurred in 1991 concerts at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. She went on to win international acclaim for her performances in Arizona Opera's Ring Cycles in 1996 and 1998, where as the only cast member to sing in all four operas she was heartily praised for her "magnificent mezzo-soprano voice ... big, well controlled, and always, always unbelievably rich throughout its range"(Arizona Sun) and her dramatic presence: "with Cindy Sadler, a rich-voiced, pungent Earth Goddess, true frisson was achieved" (American Record Guide).
An accomplished concert artist and recitalist, Ms. Sadler counts among her repertoire the Verdi Requiem and Elijah with the Choral Arts Society of Austin, TX, Handel's Messiah with the Austin Symphony and many other venues, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis and the Bruckner Mass in F Minor with the Austin Civic Chorus, the Dvorak and Mozart Requiems with the St. Edward’s University Madrigal Singers and Orchestra.
Ms. Sadler is a graduate of the University of Texas, where she studied with veteran Metropolitan Opera star Mignon Dunn. She resides in Austin with her husband, Eric, and their two opera-hating Dachshunds, Samson and Dalila.
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