Julia Lezhneva (Russian: Юлия Михайловна Лежнева) (born December 5, 1989) i… Read Full Bio ↴Julia Lezhneva (Russian: Юлия Михайловна Лежнева) (born December 5, 1989) is a Russian soprano and coloratura mezzo-soprano opera singer.
She has studied with Elena Obraztsova, Dennis O'Neill and Yvonne Kenny.
Official website (French): http://julialezhneva.com/
Julia Lezhneva was born on December 5, 1989 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Sakhalin island), Russia, into a family of geophysicists.
In 2004 Lezhneva graduated with distinction from the Gretchaninov Music School in Moscow.
In June 2008 she received an honours degree for her vocal studies and a diploma for piano at the Moscow Conservatory Academic Music College.
She pursued her studies from 2008 at the Cardiff International Academy of Voice (CIAV) under Dennis O'Neill.
While at CIAV, Lezhneva participated in masterclasses of Richard Bonynge, Carlo Rizzi, John Fisher, Kiri te Kanawa, Ileana Cotrubas, and Rebecca Evans.
She has attended masterclasses with Elena Obraztsova in St. Petersburg in 2007, and with Alberto Zedda at the Accademia Rossiniana in Pesaro in 2008.
She also attended masterclasses with Thomas Quasthoff during the 2009 Verbier Festival.
She has given solo appearances at the Great, Small and Rachmaninoff Halls of Moscow State Conservatory, the Great and Small Halls of Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic, the Bolshoi Theatre and also internationally in Poland, Japan, Slovakia, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Norway and Italy.
At the age of 12 Lezhneva began to participate in vocal competitions and festivals.
She won the Grand Prix at both of Elena Obraztsova's international competitions, the 1st Competition for Young Vocalists (2006) and the 6th Competition for Young Opera Singers (2007), for which she also won all special prizes.
In August 2009 she became the youngest ever winner of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition, winning the 1st prize during its 6th competition.
Among Lezhneva's many other awards is the Russian 'Triumph' award for her contribution to culture and art. Lezhneva performed in concerts at such international festivals as the Salzburg Mozartwoche Festival (with conductor Marc Minkowski) and Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro (with conductor Alberto Zedda and tenor Juan Diego Flórez).
See also http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Lezhneva-Julia.htm
Julia caused an absolute sensation at the 2010 Classical Brit Awards at London‟s Royal Albert Hall when she performed Rossini‟s Fra il padre at the invitation of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Since then, her status as a remarkable new talent has been confirmed with appearances at the Salzburg Festival and Mozartwoche, London Barbican, Konzerthaus Wien, Paris Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Berlin Staatsoper, Lincoln Center New York, Severance Hall Cleveland, as well as her stage debut in 2011 at La Monnaie, Brussels for which she was named „Newcomer of the Year‟ by Die Opernwelt magazine.
Alex Ross in The Rest is Noise: „she sent me scurrying to the Internet to find out more… Lezhneva has extraordinary potential as a Baroque and bel canto singer‟;
The Independent: „few young singers being widely celebrated so early in their careers‟;
Norman Lebrecht: „heading for the stratosphere‟;
Die Welt: „Ein neuer Singstern ist geboren‟.
She has studied with Elena Obraztsova, Dennis O'Neill and Yvonne Kenny.
Official website (French): http://julialezhneva.com/
Julia Lezhneva was born on December 5, 1989 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Sakhalin island), Russia, into a family of geophysicists.
In 2004 Lezhneva graduated with distinction from the Gretchaninov Music School in Moscow.
In June 2008 she received an honours degree for her vocal studies and a diploma for piano at the Moscow Conservatory Academic Music College.
She pursued her studies from 2008 at the Cardiff International Academy of Voice (CIAV) under Dennis O'Neill.
While at CIAV, Lezhneva participated in masterclasses of Richard Bonynge, Carlo Rizzi, John Fisher, Kiri te Kanawa, Ileana Cotrubas, and Rebecca Evans.
She has attended masterclasses with Elena Obraztsova in St. Petersburg in 2007, and with Alberto Zedda at the Accademia Rossiniana in Pesaro in 2008.
She also attended masterclasses with Thomas Quasthoff during the 2009 Verbier Festival.
She has given solo appearances at the Great, Small and Rachmaninoff Halls of Moscow State Conservatory, the Great and Small Halls of Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic, the Bolshoi Theatre and also internationally in Poland, Japan, Slovakia, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Norway and Italy.
At the age of 12 Lezhneva began to participate in vocal competitions and festivals.
She won the Grand Prix at both of Elena Obraztsova's international competitions, the 1st Competition for Young Vocalists (2006) and the 6th Competition for Young Opera Singers (2007), for which she also won all special prizes.
In August 2009 she became the youngest ever winner of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition, winning the 1st prize during its 6th competition.
Among Lezhneva's many other awards is the Russian 'Triumph' award for her contribution to culture and art. Lezhneva performed in concerts at such international festivals as the Salzburg Mozartwoche Festival (with conductor Marc Minkowski) and Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro (with conductor Alberto Zedda and tenor Juan Diego Flórez).
See also http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Lezhneva-Julia.htm
Julia caused an absolute sensation at the 2010 Classical Brit Awards at London‟s Royal Albert Hall when she performed Rossini‟s Fra il padre at the invitation of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Since then, her status as a remarkable new talent has been confirmed with appearances at the Salzburg Festival and Mozartwoche, London Barbican, Konzerthaus Wien, Paris Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Berlin Staatsoper, Lincoln Center New York, Severance Hall Cleveland, as well as her stage debut in 2011 at La Monnaie, Brussels for which she was named „Newcomer of the Year‟ by Die Opernwelt magazine.
Alex Ross in The Rest is Noise: „she sent me scurrying to the Internet to find out more… Lezhneva has extraordinary potential as a Baroque and bel canto singer‟;
The Independent: „few young singers being widely celebrated so early in their careers‟;
Norman Lebrecht: „heading for the stratosphere‟;
Die Welt: „Ein neuer Singstern ist geboren‟.
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@barrymoore51
A visitor from another planet! So happy she chose to stay!
@tvoommen4688
I have been listening to this, may be the 100th time....,.
I know, she is singing what Mozart intended it to be.
@bingodeluxe
Ce sourire, ces yeux pétillants et CETTE VOIX!!! Cette femme est plus qu'une virtuose, c'est un ange descendu du ciel pour apaiser nos âmes fatiguées! Merci, mille fois merci Madama Lezhneva ! 🌞
@dangvy7022
What a delight to see this lady sing. She's my favorite. She has a divine voice, and always exudes enjoyment in her performance.
@sabinecarter8208
This young Lady has gold in her throat ! Not only that , but both her voice and beautiful face exude such joy , that watching and and listening to her perform can't help but bring happiness to the listener 😍.What an absolute pleasure !
@mortemoccasus2412
She is so beautiful. Her voice made me fall in love with her...she's an angel.
@hlhightower
How can anyone not love her? That joy, that smile, that joyful voice!
@denisebriand3435
Un chefd'oeuvre chante par une Diva 👍
@HelenaWilliams8696
Diva J. Lezhneva & Mozart LEVITATE THE SOUL!
@eiderauen
wenn ich diese begnadete Stimme höre, dann geht in meinem Herzen die Sonne auf und meine Seele wird zärtlich gestreichelt :-) DANKE!