Leah Partridge

Cunegonde in Candide

Biography

Education
Bachelor of Music, Mercer University; Master of Music, Indiana University

Debut
Lucia/Lucia di Lammermoor (Florida Grand Opera), 2003

Highlights
Marie/La fille du Regiment, First Niece/Peter Grimes;La Charmeuse/Thaïs (Metropolitan Opera); Gilda/Rigoletto (Deutsche Oper Berlin); Rosina/Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Opera North, Atlanta Opera); Lakmé/Lakmé (Florida Grand Opera); Adina/L’elisir d’amore (Atlanta Opera); Violetta/La Traviata (Semper Oper Dresden, The Opera Company of Philadelphia);  Roxane/Cyrano by David DiChiera (Detroit, Florida Grand Opera);
 
Prizes
First place in the voice competitions of Palm Beach Opera & Opera Birmingham
National Semi-Finalist at the Metropolitan Opera Competition, 2004

Recordings
CD: recitals of American songs by Heggie, R.I. Gordan, Larsen, Corigliano, Michael Tilson Thomas.
DVD: First Niece/Peter Grimes and La Charmeuse/Thaïs at the MET (EMI)

Recent and future productions
Cunégonde/Candide (Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, Vlaamse Opera); Lucia/Lucia di Lammermoor (Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires)

Last update on 15 October 2012