Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard – heralded regular at Metropolitan Opera – comes to Cincinnati       

Matineée Musicale Cincinnati presents mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, winner of prestigious awards, including the Marilyn Horne Foundation Vocal Competition and the Richard Tucker Foundation Award.  Leonard has been called “one of the brightest talents on the American opera scene to emerge in the new millennium” (Jason Victor Serinus, nationally published music critic, 2021),  In repertoire that spans from Vivaldi to Mozart to Nico Muhly, she has performed at prominent international venues and appears with some of the foremost conductors of her time.  

In constant demand as a recitalist, Leonard also is a multiple Grammy Award winner and has appeared on television and film, most recently singing with Rosa Feola in the finale of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in C minor “Resurrection” in the movie “Maestro,” in a reproduction of the famed 1973 performance led by Leonard Bernstein in Ely Cathedral.

John Arida will be Leonard’s collaborator on piano.

Immediately following the recital, there will be a “Meet the Artists” reception.

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Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 5 p.m.
Memorial Hall, OTR

Tickets range from $15 to $35
Student Tickets $10

Matinée Musicale Cincinnati is the oldest solo recital presenter in Cincinnati, currently in its 111^th Recital Series Season. During its history, the series has introduced artists in the early stages of what became illustrious careers – such as soprano Beverly Sills and violinist Joshua Bell.  

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Program

“Clavelitos” Joaquín Valverde (1875-1918)

“Nana de Sevilla” Frederico García-Lorca (1898-1936)
“La Tarara”

“Cinco Canciones Negras” Xavier Montsalvatage (1912-2002)

“L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” from “Carmen” Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

INTERMISSION……………………………..

“Una voce poco fa” from “Il barbiere di Sivligia” Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

“El dia que me quieras” Carlos Gardel (1890-1935)

“Près des remparts de Séville” from “Carmen” Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

“Moments in the Woods” from “Into the Woods” Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)

“Lonely Town” from “On the Town” Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

“The Girl in 14G” Jeanine Tesori (1961- ) and Dick Scanlon (1960- )