Sandra Schwarzhaupt began her professional singing career when she was ten years old. She performed at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, at Carnegie Hall as part of a gala benefit concert, and in many other venues throughout Europe and the United States. At age twelve, Sandra was awarded the prestigious Youth Advancement Award in Dresden, for outstanding young artists.

In 2000, Sandra was invited to sing Mahler's Fourth Symphony in the Musikverein in Vienna with Fabio Luisi, conductor. Performances followed in Rome at the Accademia Santa Cecilia where Sandra debuted as Adele in Die Fledermaus. In Torino, she sang the role of Woglinde in Die Götterdämmerung, with the Orchestra della Rai and conductor, Eliahu Inbal. In Dresden, she was invited to sing at the Semper Opera as part of a gala concert, as well as the open-air event, "Great Stars of Opera", with Agnes Baltsa and Neil Shicoff.

Among the many albums Sandra has recorded is an album of Mozart concert arias with the Salzburg Chamber Orchestra and Boris Belkin, violinist, and a live recording of her Carnegie Hall Mozart Recital.

Sandra's excursion into pop music in her mid-teens, earned her two CHART placements in Germany. During this time of her life, she recorded three albums and several singles.

Presently, Sandra is living in the USA and in Switzerland. In 2006, she switched Fach and built her new repertoire as a lyric mezzo with her teacher Sonja Karlsen. In 2008, Sandra sang the part of Mercedes in a production of Carmen in New York City. She was the understudy of Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia at Belcanto at Caramoor Festival. She also performed in concerts and lectures with Maestro Will Crutchfield and musicologist Philip Gossett as part of the festival. In fall 2008, Sandra sang two principal roles in En Saga, a Japanese opera by Hirokazu Sugano at Merkin Concert Hall, New York.

One of Sandra's latest recordings is the contemporary one-person opera by Grigori Frid called, "The Diary of Anne Frank". It was released by Profil Medien in 2004. Sandra created this role and performed it many times in Austria and Germany with the Emsland Ensemble under the baton of Hans Erik Deckert. To commemorate Anne Frank's 80th Birthday, performances took place in Germany in June 2009, again earning the singer and her ensemble great accolades in the national press. The "musical diary" was also performed at schools throughout Germany as part of history class. This project in particular is still being taken on with great passion.

In May of 2009, Sandra was guest artist at the Natchez Festival of Music in Mississippi. In April 2010, Sandra sang the mezzo part in Verdi's Requiem. She was also invited to be mezzo soloist in Beethoven's Symphony No.9, as well as alto soloist in Bach's Missa Brevis, (BWV 234). "The Diary of Anne Frank" was performed to great acclaim in the Jewish Community Center, New York, to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day.

In October of the same year, Sandra was also musical guest at the Austrian Consulate, New York, to celebrate Austrian National Holiday with Consul General Peter Brezovszky and the Foreign Minister of Austria, Michael Spindelegger. Various Lieder recitals have taken place in New York and on Long Island during the fall.

Sandra debuts Schumann’s song cycle, "A Woman's Love and Life" (Opus 42) in March 2011, in New York. She will also sing "The poet's Love" (Opus 48) by the same composer, in the coming fall. In December, she will be singing the second soprano in Mozart's C Minor Mass (K427) with the Arcadian Chorale. In January of 2012, Sandra will debut in the role of Adalgisa (Norma) in Houston, Texas.

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