Dr. Evangelia Leontis, soprano, has extensive experience on the opera, concert and recital stages. She has been seen in a number of roles including Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Frasquita in Carmen, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Lucy in The Telephone and Le Feu in L'Enfant et les Sortilèges. On the concert stage, Dr. Leontis has been the soprano soloist in works by Britten, Haydn, Fauré, Rossini, Bach, Bizet, Mozart, Grieg, Schubert, and Handel. She has won the Bel Canto Award in the 2015 Orpheus Competition and was a finalist in the 2015 Kentucky Bach Choir Competition and the American Prize in Voice Professional Art Song Division Competition in 2020. She holds degrees from UNC Greensboro, Boston University and the Eastman School of Music. Dr. Leontis resides in southern Vermont and serves on the voice faculties of Keene State College and Castleton University. She also serves as administrative director and core member of the Boston-based art song performance organization, Calliope’s Call, and presents workshops and masterclasses on the benefits of yoga for performing musicians. Website: evangelialeontis.com
B.M., Eastman School of Music
M.M., Boston University
D.M.A., University of North Carolina Greensboro