Sydney Anderson
Founder/Artistic Director
Co-Producer/Soprano: Vexations in Time (Anita’s Way) & Vexations in Time (the cell)
Sydney Anderson is a versatile soprano, actor, director, educator, and the founder of the newly established performing arts organization, The Why Collective: A professional collegium of creators and thinkers, seeking to find deeper truths through the art of questioning. A contemporary classical music enthusiast, Sydney has participated in numerous World Premieres as well as workshops at various stages of the creation process. She has most recently been featured with American Lyric Theater, Beth Morrison Projects, HERE Arts, Opera Saratoga, and Opera NEO. Later this season, she will create the role of Dalinda in the World Premiere of Being Ariodante by Jonathan Dawe with Ensemble Échappée. Sydney was named an Eastern Region Finalist after winning the Eastern District of the 2020 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and went on to win the Audience Favorite Award at the Region Finals.