The Sofa and The Departure
Laura
Anna Leese
As a member of the Benjamin Britten International Opera School at the RCM, Anna’s performances have included Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2; roles included Fiordiligi (Cosìfan tutte), Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus). In 2006 she made her debut at the BBC Proms in an all-Mozart programme with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and sang in Vaughan Williams’s Sea Symphony at the Royal Albert Hall. Last season she made her debut with the ROH as Musetta (La bohème) and returned as Micäela (Carmen). Future engagements include First Lady (Die Zauberflöte), Echo (Ariadne auf Naxos) and Musetta for the ROH. She makes her North American debut as Musetta for the Canadian Opera Company. Her debut recital disc for EMI will be released later this year.
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