Jazz Voice with Christian S.

Christian​ ​Sanders​ ​has​ ​been​ ​hailed​ ​as​ ​a​ ​“…voice​ ​whose​ ​color​ ​belies​ ​his​ ​age.​ ​Someone​ ​to​ ​watch!”​ ​(Bill Eadie,​ ​SanDiego.com) Mr.​ ​Sanders’​ ​operatic​ ​repertoire​ ​encompasses​ ​the​ ​roles​ ​of​ ​Tom​ ​Rakewell​ ​in​ ​Stravinsky’s​ ​The​ ​Rake’s Progress,​ ​Albert​ ​Herring​ ​in​ ​Britten’s​ ​Albert​ ​Herring,​ ​Rinuccio​ ​in​ ​Puccini's​ ​Gianni Schicchi,​ ​and​ ​Prince​ ​Charmant​ ​in​ ​Cendrillon​ ​by​ ​Massenet.​ ​Mr.​ ​Sanders​ ​has​ ​appeared​ ​as​ ​the​ ​Prison Chaplain​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world​ ​premiere​ ​of​ ​Theodore​ ​Morrison’s​ ​Oscar​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Santa​ ​Fe​ ​Opera​ ​alongside world-renown​ ​countertenor,​ ​David​ ​Daniels.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​summer​ ​of​ ​2015​ ​Mr.​ ​Sanders​ ​sang​ ​the​ ​title​ ​role​ ​of​ ​Dorian​ ​Gray​ ​in​ ​The​ ​Picture​ ​of​ ​Dorian Gray​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Aspen​ ​Music​ ​Festival​ ​and​ ​School​ ​in​ ​Aspen,​ ​Colorado.​ ​For​ ​the​ ​last​ ​two​ ​seasons​ ​Mr.​ ​Sanders has​ ​joined​ ​the​ ​Utah​ ​Opera​ ​as​ ​its​ ​Resident​ ​Artist​ ​tenor.​ ​In​ ​addition​ ​to​ ​these​ ​opportunities,​ ​Mr.​ ​Sanders​ ​has​ ​had​ ​the​ ​honor​ ​of​ ​being​ ​a​ ​part​ ​of​ ​Des Moines​ ​Metro​ ​Opera’s​ ​Apprentice​ ​Artist​ ​program.​ ​His​ ​roles​ ​with​ ​this​ ​company​ ​include​ ​study​ ​covering​ ​Des Grieux​ ​in​ ​their​ ​2016​ ​production​ ​of​ ​Manon​ ​by​ ​Massenet​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​singing​ ​the​ ​roles​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Novice​ ​in​ ​Billy Budd​ ​and​ ​Mr.​ ​Erlanson​ ​in​ ​A​ ​Little​ ​Night​ ​Music​ ​in​ ​the​ ​summer​ ​of​ ​2017.