Leah Partridge

Style: Opera; Jazz; Folk; Gospel; Classical; Musical Theatre

Title: Lecturer of Voice, The University of Georgia

Bio:

Soprano Leah Partridge has performed more than 30 roles in 50 operatic productions across the United States, South America, and Europe in companies such as The Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Opera, Washington National Opera, The Atlanta Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Teatro Colon Buenos Aires, Dresden Semper Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Maggio Musicale in Florence, Italy, and Vlaamse Oper in Antwerp Belgium, among many others. She has concertized with the Boston Baroque, San Diego Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra, The Atlanta Symphony, the Gibraltar Philharmonic, and the Omaha Symphony. Ms. Partridge has recorded with The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series and has a recording of American Art Songs with composers Ricky Ian Gordon and Jake Heggie accompanying their pieces.

Ms. Partridge most recently debuted with Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in a new production of La Bohème as Musetta. She also made her house debut with Seattle Opera singing the three heroines in Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffman. For the 2015-16 season Ms. Partridge will make a return to her home opera company at The Atlanta Opera as Musetta in La Bohème and will follow these performances with her debut as Mimi in La Bohème with Opera Coeur d’Alene in Spokane, Washington. Ms. Partridge will be seen in concert with Opera Omaha in their Opera Outdoors Series and will return to Omaha later in the season to open for Kristin Chenoweth at the Holland Center in their 10-year anniversary celebration with the Omaha Symphony. She will begin 2016 with performances of Lucia di Lammermoor with Opera Eugene in Eugene, Oregon and make her role debut as Pamina in Mozart’s beloved The Magic Flute with the renowned Boston Baroque Orchestra in April 2016. Ms. Partridge is a proud member of the voice faculty at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, GA and a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. She thoroughly enjoys building and discovering the strengths of her students as singers and artists. She is a certified Yoga teacher and helps students discover their voices through movement, alignment, and breath techniques. She takes a rounded approach, which involves finding literature that suits each singer, working with each student to find the optimal balance of physical release and readiness, out of which excellent breathing and technical confidence give way to expression. Her experience as a performer, yoga teacher, and career educator make her highly sought after as a guest artist and teacher. Ms. Partridge received her Bachelor of Music from Mercer University and her Master of Music from Indiana University where she was the recipient of the Wilfred C. Bain full Opera Scholarship. She was a member of The Santa Fe Opera Apprentice program in 2001 and 2002 and was a Young Artist with Florida Grand Opera in 2002-2003. She was a National Semi-Finalist in The Metropolitan Opera National Council Competition in 2004.

Voice Type: Soprano

Music Styles Taught: Opera; Jazz; Folk; Gospel; Classical; Musical Theatre

Availability: I am available as a performer; I am currently accepting private students; I am available as a clinician or presenter

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