Leia Lensing
Mezzo-soprano
She/her
📷 JIYANG CHEN
Glyndebourne’s debut of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo
2025-2026 Season
Third Wood Elf
Rusalka
Staatsoper Stuttgart
• • February/March 2025 • •
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Pauline (cover)
The Queen of Spades
The Metropolitan Opera
• • May/June 2025 • •
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The Abbess
Suor Angelica
Houston Grand Opera
• • Oct/Nov 2025 • •
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Proserpina
The Messenger (cover)
L’Orfeo
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
• • June/July 2026 • •
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Mrs. Ott
Susannah
Houston Grand Opera
• • October/November 2026 • •
More TBA 😊
English Countryside
Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2024
Video Courtesy of Ars Lyrica Houston
Bach, Handel, & Hercules
Ars Lyrica Houston
September 2021
A look back at Summer 2021…
Yuri Aoki, piano
Yuri Aoki, harpsichord; David Salness, violin
Sally McLain, violin; Stephanie Knutsen, viola
Lori Barnet, cello
“Leia Lensing, a mezzo whose low register revealed notable lushness, excelled in the title role. Her innately eloquent phrasing gave considerable emotional depth to Savitri’s fear, faith, and foresight.”
Opera News
“Mezzo-soprano Leia Lensing sang Sāvitri beautifully, hitting the high notes of her opening aria perfectly. Her dynamic range was secure throughout as she soared above the orchestra in lamentation of Death’s approach.”
Washington Classical Review
Kristin Cowdin