Julia Lezhneva - Performer

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Handel: Da tempeste (Julia Lezhneva, Helsinki Baroque Orchestra)

Julia Lezhneva sings "Exsultate, jubilate" from Mozart's "Exsultate, jubilate, K165"

Julia Mikhaylovna Lezhneva (Russian: Юлия Михайловна Лежнева; born 5 December 1989) is a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist, specializing in soprano and coloratura mezzo-soprano material of the 18th and early 19th century. Born in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Soviet Union, to a family of geophysicists, she began playing piano and singing at age five. She graduated from the Gretchaninov Music School and continued her vocal and piano studies at the Moscow Conservatory Academic Music College in 2008. She later studied at Cardiff International Academy of Voice (2008-2010) under notable teachers including Elena Obraztsova and Dennis O'Neill. At 17, she won the Elena Obraztsova Opera Singers Competition and was invited to share the stage with Juan Diego Flórez at the opening of the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro. In August 2009, she became the youngest winner of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition. Following her British debut in Liverpool in February 2009, she made her London debut on 13 May 2010 at the Classical Brit Awards at the Royal Albert Hall, introduced by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa as her protégée. Opernwelt named her "Young Singer of the Year" in 2011 for her debut at La Monnaie in Brussels. Her awards include the Russian "Triumph" award, Diapason d'Or de l'Année "Young Artist", Helpmann Award for Best Solo Classical Performance, Echo Klassik Award, and International Classical Music Awards. She specializes in Baroque and classical periods music, particularly works by Handel and Rossini, and performs regularly at major opera houses and concert halls worldwide. Source: Rondo DB


Usual Name	Julia Lezhneva
Alternative Spellings	Юлия Михайловна Лежнева
On Wikipedia	Julia_Lezhneva
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Handel: Da tempeste (Julia Lezhneva, Helsinki Baroque Orchestra)

Julia Lezhneva, soprano Helsinki Baroque Orchestra dir. Aapo Häkkinen G.F. Handel: Da tempeste il legno infranto (Giulio Cesare) Helsinki Music Centre, 31.12.2011

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Julia Lezhneva sings "Exsultate, jubilate" from Mozart's "Exsultate, jubilate, K165"

Julia Lezhneva sings "Exsultate, jubilate" from Mozart's "Exsultate, jubilate, K165" Want to receive updates from us? Sign up to our monthly Newsletter: https://deccaclassics.lnk.to/NewsletterID Browse our store: https://DeccaClassics.lnk.to/StoreID Follow us on social media: Facebook - https://decca.lnk.to/DeccaClassicsFacebookID Twitter - https://decca.lnk.to/DeccaClassicsTwitterID Instagram - https://decca.lnk.to/DeccaClassicsInstagramID Spotify - https://decca.lnk.to/DeccaClassicsSpotifyID Apple Music - https://decca.lnk.to/DeccaClassicsAppleID

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