About Dr. Andrea Saposnik
Dr. Andrea Saposnik
Mezzo-Soprano & Educator
Andrea values a healthy, embodied, and natural approach to all aspects of life. As a teacher, she aims to cultivate each student’s individual wishes and strengths, nurturing singers of all ages and levels on their vocal and musical journeys.
A native of Atlanta, Andrea began teaching and singing as an undergraduate at Oberlin. She opened her private voice studio in 2003, after completing her Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Voice Performance at Yale and CUNY. In addition to her background in classical music, she brings extensive studies in popular styles such as Broadway and pop to her work with students.
As a professional mezzo-soprano, Andrea has performed in musicals, operas, oratorios, recitals, and recordings in the U.S. and Europe. She has a working knowledge of French, German, and Italian; she is an accomplished pianist; and she also teaches music theory, sight-singing, and solfege.
Dr. Saposnik became a certified yoga instructor in 2022; she applies this knowledge in her vocal studio, using stretching, posture, relaxation, and breathing techniques to help each student realize their fullest potential.
Andrea is an avid hiker and a dedicated advocate for animals. She also loves baking, reading, and walking with her rescue dog, Romeo.
Teaching Experience
Andrea Saposnik has 25 years of experience teaching voice to children, teens, and adults. She opened her private voice studio in 2003; she currently holds a position on the faculty at Hoff-Barthelson Music School in Scarsdale, NY. She has also taught singing at the InterHarmony International Music Festival in Italy; Greenwich House Music School in New York City; Broadway Training Center in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY; and at the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY. In addition to classical singing, Andrea has studied vocal anatomy, physiology, and contemporary styles, such as Broadway and pop, intensively. She holds a Doctorate in Voice from the CUNY Graduate Center; a Master’s in Voice from Yale University; a Bachelor’s in Voice from Oberlin Conservatory; and a Bachelor’s in English from Oberlin College.
Andrea also earned certifictes from Justin Stoney’s Voice Teacher Training Program; Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Vocal Pedagogy Program; and Shenandoah University’s Somatic Voicework™ (Contemporary Commercial Music) Institute.
She is also an active member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), New York Singing Teachers’ Associatioon, The Voice Foundation, and the American Guild of Musical Artists.
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Performance Experience
Andrea Saposnik has performed extensively in opera, oratorio, and recital. She has appeared as featured soloist in the Requiems of Duruflé and Verdi, Copland’s In the Beginning, Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Respighi’s Il Tramonto, Brahms’s Alto Rhapsody, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and world premieres of works by Meredith Baker and James Cowdery.
As an operatic performer, Dr. Saposnik has sung with the New York City Opera education and outreach programs and has performed roles including both Second and Third Lady in Die Zauberflöte, Orfeo in Orfeo ed Euridice, and Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro.
Dr. Saposnik has performed as a soloist with the Putnam Chorale and the Long Island Choral Society, and has collaborated with the renowned Bach interpreters Jaap Schröder and Ronald Roseman. She has been a Fellow at the Bach Aria Festival and at the Steans Institute of the Ravinia Festival, where she performed with the Chicago Symphony violist Lawrence Neuman. She has appeared as a soloist at Weill Recital Hall and Symphony Space in New York City, and at the Interharmony International Music Festival in Archidosso, Italy. Her recordings include Handel’s Messiah with the Trinity Choir and Orchestra on Naxos, and Elliot Goldenthal’s Juan Darien on Sony.
Dr. Saposnik also performs with classical guitarist Andrew Marino as Duo Voxara.
