LEAH CROWNE | SOPRANO

American soprano Leah Crowne is thrilled to make her debut in the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor with Opera d’Oro for their inaugural season. She is known for her “generous and beautiful voice” (Forum Opéra, Bezier, France), her “imperious and striking stage presence” (The Rutland Herald, Middlebury, VT), and her “intensity and impressive agility” (Bergens Tidende, Bergen, Norway). Having made a name for herself performing the role of Puccini’s Turandot, Ms. Crowne is a highly versatile soprano. “Showcasing the stunning ability to reduce onlookers to fear with her power, while melting hearts with her sensitive mezza di voce (The Coloradan, Ft. Collins, CO), she is a true dramatic coloratura soprano following in the footsteps of Dame Joan Sutherland.

Ms. Crowne has sung the title role of Puccini’s Tosca and Élisabeth in Verdi’s Don Carlos with Sarasota Opera, the title role of Turandot with Opera Bergen in Norway, Opera Company of Middlebury in Vermont, Opera Fort Collins in Colorado, and The Mediterranean Opera Studio in Caltagirone, Italy. She has also sung the roles of Mozart’s Donna Anna  in Don Giovanni with Hub Opera Ensemble in Maryland and Contessa Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro with the Bay Area Opera Theater in San Francisco. In 2016, she was cast as the infamous Salomé of Richard Strauss with Opera Ft. Collins.

Sacred work for Ms. Crowne include Bach’s Magnificat, Beethoven’s Symphony no. 9 and Choral Mass, Braham’s Requiem, Faure’s Requiem, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, and Petite Messe Solennelle, Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Mass in C minor, Requiem, Vespers Solennes di Confessore, and Verdi’s Requiem, among others.

Awards and accolades include The Wagner Society of New York’s “Promising Young Dramatic Voice Award,” “The Lyric Opera of Chicago Rising Stars Showcase,” “The Metropolitan Opera Guild Dramatic Voice Showcase,” finalist in “Concorso di Marcello Giordani, Siracusa, Italia,” and full-scholarship award to “The Dolores Zajick Institute for Young Dramatic Voices.”

Ms. Crowne is a student of the magnificent Aprile Millo and lives in York, Pennsylvania, with her husband, pianist Scott Crowne and her two daughters.