Sandra de Villiers
Sandra de Villiers (?–) is an opera producer and voice teacher.
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Biography
Training
She studied at the University of Stellenbosch and continued post-graduate studies in Lieder, Opera and Oratorio at the famous Mozarteum (Hochschule für Musik und Darstellenden Kunst) Salzburg, Austria.
Career
Opting for a teaching career, she joined the music department of Technikon Natal in 1979 where she headed the first opera school in KwaZulu Natal that soon flourished and featured regular student productions.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Together with her husband Hein de Villers, she founded Opera Africa in 1994.
Awards, etc
In 1997, she received an FNB Vita Award for her contribution to opera in South Africa and recognition from Classic FM as one of the leading women in the field of SA Arts.
Sources
Margaret von Klemperer. 'Opera in Africa'. News24. 17 May 2001.
http://classicsa.co.za/site/listings/view/sandra_de_villiers1/?m=6
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