Sandra Bengochea
About
Sandra Bengochea is a soprano and voice professor who teaches at both San José State University and California State University, Stanislaus. She has earned rave reviews for her spirited interpretations of the lyric coloratura repertoire and enjoys an active career as a music professor, stage director, vocal performer, and mother of two boys. Growing up in Modesto, California, she joined every choir for free because her family couldn't afford voice lessons, as her mother worked in the tomato canneries in the Central Valley. Sandra performed as a popular soprano and resident singer with Opera San Jose from 2000 to 2004, performing over thirty operatic roles with companies such as Bangkok Opera, Opera San José, Great Falls Opera, Intermountain Opera, and Opera Idaho. She has performed the soprano solos in Orff's Carmina Burana, Schubert's Mass in G, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Ralph Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem, and Mozart's Requiem with orchestras including The Winchester Orchestra, The Santa Clara Chorale, The San José Chamber Orchestra, The Sacramento Chorale Society, and The Midsummer Mozart Festival. She is married to tenor Christopher Bengochea, who is also a professional opera singer.
Education & Qualifications
San Jose State University