Sanford Sylvan has performed with the world's leading orchestras under such conductors as Pierre Boulez, Herbert Blohmstedt, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Christopher Hogwood, James Levine, Roger Norrington, Simon Rattle and Esa-Pekka Salonen. In opera, he has worked with directors Peter Sellars, Robert Wilson, Sir Peter Hall, John Copley, Tim Alberry, and many others in theaters such as Glyndebourne, New York City Opera, San Francisco Opera and La Monnaie in Brussels. His portrayals of Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro and Alfonso in Cosi fan tutte have been seen on PBS's Great Performances and are recorded on DVD for Decca. Recorded the title role in John Adams's The Death of Klinghoffer, also on Decca. Sang the role of Chou-En Lai for the premiere of Adams's Nixon in China which received both a Grammy and an Emmy. With pianist David Breitman, has performed numerous recitals worldwide; two of their three recordings on Nonesuch received best classical vocal performance Grammy nominations; in 2011 was nominated again in that same category for his performance of Wilde: A Symphony by Charles Fussell. Current voice faculty, McGill U and The Juilliard School.